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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Bernice's last name?
(a) Sampson.
(b) Juniper.
(c) Calhoun.
(d) Alvarez.

2. What does Betsey often think about?
(a) Elocution.
(b) Love.
(c) Household chores.
(d) Whether or not her mother actually loves her.

3. Who are the police escorting in Chapter 2?
(a) Allard and Roscoe.
(b) Charlie and Allard.
(c) Betsey's two younger sisters.
(d) Greer.

4. Who does Betsey help from slipping in the kitchen?
(a) Jane.
(b) Allard.
(c) Bernice.
(d) Vida.

5. What kind of poem are two girls in Betsey's class practicing?
(a) A poem by a black man.
(b) A racy poem.
(c) A Shakespearean sonnet.
(d) A poem her father wrote.

6. To Vida, what does Regina represent?
(a) Sexuality.
(b) Tradition.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Change.

7. What does Veejay's mother do for a living?
(a) She's a teacher.
(b) She's a housekeeper.
(c) She's a flight attendant.
(d) She's a waitress.

8. In what year does the story take place?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1921.
(c) 1883.
(d) 1959.

9. What does Betsey dance to in Chapter 7?
(a) Music on the radio.
(b) Her mother singing.
(c) Music on television.
(d) Her father's drum beating.

10. What punishment do the policemen give in Chapter 2?
(a) A night in jail.
(b) A warning.
(c) A citation.
(d) A court case.

11. What is the name of Betsey's new school?
(a) Hamilton.
(b) Franklin.
(c) Roosevelt.
(d) Dewey.

12. What is Jane looking for in Chapter 4?
(a) A replacement for her job at work.
(b) A way to get Eugene away from Betsey.
(c) A reliable housekeeper.
(d) A new school for the children to attend.

13. What name does Betsey consider to be more adventurous than her own?
(a) Beverly.
(b) Cora.
(c) Belinda.
(d) Denza.

14. What is Betsey's hiding place?
(a) An oak tree.
(b) The cellar.
(c) A shed.
(d) A hidden swamp.

15. What is Greer's occupation?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Writer and activist.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Psychologist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who fires Regina?

2. What are the names of Betsey's siblings?

3. What is the prize for the elocution contest?

4. What is the name of Betsey's teacher at her segregated school?

5. When Betsey falls asleep outside, who is playing basketball when she wakes up?

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