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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Greer's patient's granddaughter?
(a) Charlotte Anne.
(b) Carrie.
(c) Regina.
(d) Bernice.

2. What is the name of Betsey's teacher at her segregated school?
(a) Mrs. Cora.
(b) Mrs. Mitchell.
(c) Mrs. Maureen.
(d) Mrs. Regina.

3. After the policemen arrive at her home, who is Jane angry at?
(a) Vida.
(b) Betsey.
(c) Greer.
(d) Mrs. Mitchell.

4. What instrument does Greer use to gather the children in the morning?
(a) Electric guitar.
(b) Bass drum.
(c) Banjo.
(d) Conga drum.

5. What does Betsey write on the hopscotch board she makes?
(a) "Blacks only".
(b) "No whites".
(c) "Whites only."
(d) "No blacks".

6. Who is Vida?
(a) Betsey's aunt.
(b) Greer's ex-wife.
(c) Jane's mother.
(d) Charlie's mother.

7. What is Betsey's goal in chapter 1?
(a) To win a contest.
(b) To find out who she really is.
(c) To become an activist.
(d) To get an A in class.

8. What does the reader learn about Veejay in Chapter 4?
(a) She would do anything for Betsey.
(b) She has bad grades.
(c) She is related to Bernice.
(d) She is poor.

9. What magazine does Greer often read?
(a) African Culture Weekly.
(b) GQ.
(c) Lawyer Magaizine.
(d) MD Magazine.

10. Who is Greer?
(a) Betsey's cousin.
(b) Betsey's step-father.
(c) Vida's husband.
(d) Betsey's father.

11. What is the name of the girl who points out prejudice for the first time at Betsey's school?
(a) Susan Linda.
(b) Jane Sommers.
(c) Charlotte Anne.
(d) Veejay.

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

13. What is Jane's occupation?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Writer.
(c) Housekeeper.
(d) Social worker.

14. What does Allard threaten to do to people who bother him at school?
(a) Burn them.
(b) Stab them.
(c) Shoot them.
(d) Hit them.

15. Which word describes the girl who wants Betsey to teach her to double-dutch?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Indian.
(d) Asian.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of neighborhood does Betsey live in?

2. What does Betsey often think about?

3. In Chapter 4, which of the following occurs?

4. What game does Jane play to escape?

5. How old is Betsey?

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