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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the bar that Harris goes to in Book Four?
(a) The Chimes.
(b) The Dead End.
(c) The White Horse.
(d) Rego's.

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

3. Who is the wife of a wealthy local businessman that meets Grace at the bar in Book Four?
(a) Heather.
(b) Anna.
(c) Aria.
(d) Letitia.

4. What does Poe learn happened to his cell-mate while he is in solitary?
(a) He was hospitalized.
(b) He died from his wounds.
(c) He was released from prison.
(d) He committed suicide.

5. Whom does Lee's father tell her not to trust in Book Three?
(a) Murray.
(b) Poe.
(c) Hicks.
(d) Isaac.

Short Answer Questions

1. The justice of the peace tells Harris in Book Three, "Good deeds will not" what?

2. Who is the justice of the peace that calls Harris in Book Three?

3. What word from Book Three means a wild and noisy disorder or confusion?

4. What word from Book Four refers to an instance of turning something aside from its course?

5. Who are the three leaders of the white group at Poe's prison in Book Three?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Poe's character evolved in Book Three? How does the author illustrate the changes in Poe's character?

2. What does Isaac do at the Wal-Mart store in Book Four?

3. What is foreshadowed by the conversation between Grace and Harris in Book Four?

4. What is significant about Isaac's use of the phrase "Badge of Honor" in Book Four?

5. What ultimatum does Billy Poe face with the white prison gang in Book Three? What is demonstrated through this ultimatum?

6. What internal conflicts does Henry English face in Book Four?

7. What is Lee's response after a police officer comes to look for her brother in Book Three?

8. What do Isaac and Baron do upon arriving in the outskirts of Detroit in Book Three?

9. What internal conflict does Poe face while in solitary confinement in Book Four?

10. What inner conflicts does Grace Poe face in the beginning of Book Three?

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