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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 does Johnny-Boy do when his mother talks to him about the party?
(a) He defends his actions.
(b) He agrees with her.
(c) He asks her what he should do.
(d) He calls her a liar.

2. What does Sue do while Johnny-Boy is eating?
(a) Takes a walk.
(b) Keeps ironing.
(c) Feeds the dog.
(d) Has a cup of coffee at the table.

3. How does Sue taunt the Sheriff?
(a) By saying he is a coward.
(b) By saying she will kill his family if he kills hers.
(c) By saying he never did have any guts.
(d) By saying he was unable to get what he came for.

4. How does Johnny-Boy see the people he encounters?
(a) As communist or not.
(b) As black or white.
(c) As rich or poor.
(d) As young or old.

5. When will Sue tell Johnny-Boy the meeting needs to be called off?
(a) While he eats.
(b) After he wakes up and eats.
(c) The day before the meeting.
(d) Tomorrow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sue sense that night about her son, Johnny-Boy?

2. What does the sheriff tell Sue?

3. What does Johnny-Boy try to give his mother after dinner?

4. What seemed to continually test Sue's faith?

5. What is one of the most consistent situations we read about in Sue's life?

Short Essay Questions

1. What types of trials has Sue handled in her life thus far?

2. What does the sheriff ask her about the meeting and what does he threaten?

3. What does Sue tell Johnny-Boy about Reva?

4. What does Booker tell Sue about the sheriff and Johnny-Boy?

5. How does Johnny-Boy feel about his mother pushing him?

6. How does Johnny-Boy respond to his mother's comments about his work?

7. What does the sheriff tell Sue and how does she respond?

8. What does Sue do when she wakes with someone in her house?

9. What is the first thing the men do to Johnny-Boy after Sue arrives and why?

10. What does Johnny-Boy tell his mother about how he sees people?

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