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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17 "Seventh Street".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Washington is described as primarily what ethnic make-up?
(a) White.
(b) There is no racial majority.
(c) Mulatto.
(d) Black.

2. What event has just happened preceding the descriptions in "Seventh Street"?
(a) World War II.
(b) Civil Rights Movement.
(c) World War I.
(d) Abolition of slavery.

3. After her first baby was born, how did the townspeople react towards Becky?
(a) They threw Becky a baby shower.
(b) They offered assistance to Becky.
(c) They adopted the child.
(d) They shunned Becky.

4. Where was Becky's house?
(a) In a forest.
(b) Next to the railroad tracks.
(c) In the center of town.
(d) On a farm.

5. To whose singing does the author repeatedly compare Fern's face?
(a) A Jewish cantor.
(b) A churchgoer.
(c) An angel child.
(d) A field worker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author visually contrast with the whitewashed streets of Washington in "Seventh Street"?

2. How many sons did Becky have?

3. How does Fern feel about the townspeople gossiping about her?

4. How is Esther described physically?

5. What did Carma shoot?

(see the answer key)

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