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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. How does Sue feel about Reva?
(a) Likes and trusts her.
(b) Is wary of her.
(c) Is afraid of her.
(d) Is suspicious of her.

2. What does Sue tell Johnny-Boy about the meeting?
(a) That the sheriff knows about it.
(b) That the place will have to be moved.
(c) That she will attend.
(d) She doesn't mention the meeting.

3. Where is Sug at the beginning of the story?
(a) College.
(b) Working.
(c) Jail.
(d) Vocational school.

4. What does Sue think the person in her house wants?
(a) To bring her some food.
(b) To drop off some laundry.
(c) To find Reva.
(d) To find Johnny-Boy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word 'reiterate' mean?

2. What does Johnny-Boy do after eating?

3. What does she do when the sheriff ask her the question from question #74?

4. Even after joining the Communists, in what did Sue find comfort?

5. What does Sue feel about Johnny-Boy after dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Reva tell Sue?

2. What is the weather like in the beginning of this story and what is Sue thinking about as she looks out the window?

3. How does Sue respond to Johnny-Boy's defense?

4. What happens when Booker comes into the clearing?

5. How do the other men with the sheriff respond to what she says to him?

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

7. Why can't Sue quit worrying about her son?

8. What does Sue do when her son falls asleep and what does she decide?

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

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

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