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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What weapon is Isaac wielding when the cops begin chasing him in Book Three?
(a) A sword.
(b) A hammer.
(c) A gun.
(d) A knife.

2. What store does Isaac go to shop at in Book Four?
(a) K-Mart.
(b) Target.
(c) Costco.
(d) Wal-Mart.

3. Where did Harris's friends at the bar work previously in Book Four?
(a) At the police headquarters.
(b) At the prison.
(c) At the brick factory.
(d) At the steel mill.

4. What does the justice of the peace warn Harris about when they meet in Book Three?
(a) The investigation of Steve Ho.
(b) Harris's friendship with Murray.
(c) His wife's adultery.
(d) Harris's relationship with Grace.

5. What does Isaac discover when he awakens outside Detroit with Baron in Book Three?
(a) The police are converging on him.
(b) Baron is stealing his money.
(c) His car has been stolen.
(d) His watch has been stolen.

6. How is the cafeteria at the prison segregated?
(a) By age.
(b) By race.
(c) By offence.
(d) By gender.

7. What does Grace do when Harris comes over to talk about Poe's case in Book Three?
(a) She cooks dinner.
(b) She calls the police.
(c) She kicks him out.
(d) She slaps him.

8. What is the name of Poe's cell-mate in prison?
(a) Simon.
(b) Henry.
(c) Tucker.
(d) Jesus.

9. Harris's friends discuss town gossip in Book Four, including criticism of Harris's relationship with whom?
(a) Grace.
(b) Marie.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Anna.

10. Why does Grace struggle with hiring a lawyer for her son in Book Three?
(a) Because she has a criminal record.
(b) Because she has little money.
(c) Because she believes he is guilty.
(d) Because there are no lawyers for miles.

11. What does Isaac dream about when he and Baron are sleeping outside of Detroit in Book Three?
(a) His horse.
(b) His friendship with Harris.
(c) His family.
(d) Simon.

12. What does Poe make from cloth his first day in prison in Book Three?
(a) A head-wrap.
(b) A belt.
(c) A scarf.
(d) Shoes.

13. What does Harris promise to Grace in the end of Book Four?
(a) He promises that he will quit his job.
(b) He promises he won't let anything happen to her son.
(c) He promises that he will turn himself into the police.
(d) He promises to marry her.

14. Who are the friends that Harris meets at the bar in Book Four?
(a) Otto, Murray, and Jesus.
(b) Steve, Hicks, and Simon.
(c) Riley, Chester, and Frank.
(d) Isaac, Paul, and Jackie.

15. Where does Grace say Virgil is when Harris comes to visit her in Book Three?
(a) At his mother's house.
(b) At the laundromat.
(c) Long gone.
(d) At the grocery store.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Grace blame for not being a better father to Poe in Book Three?

2. What does Henry grapple with in Book Four?

3. Why do the fellow gang members want Poe to beat someone up in Book Three?

4. In Book Four, Grace wonders whether who would have been a better father to her son?

5. Who does Grace believe committed the murder in Book Three?

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