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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. According to Hettie in Chapter 20, when Hettie first saw Sportcoat, he was doing what?
(a) Cutting down a tree.
(b) Planting a garden.
(c) Mowing the lawn.
(d) Fixing a car.

2. In what neighborhood does the Governor live?
(a) Riverdale.
(b) Hunts Point.
(c) Morris Heights.
(d) Kingsbridge.

3. Which individual has been arrested, according to Potts in Chapter 15?
(a) Deems.
(b) Sportcoat.
(c) Earl.
(d) Bunch Moon.

4. According to Sister Paul in Chapter 24, the truck she had driven was full of what?
(a) Stolen cheese.
(b) Stolen televisions.
(c) Stolen jewels.
(d) Stolen shoes.

5. Where does Sportcoat decide to go at the end of Chapter 20?
(a) Hettie's grave.
(b) Church.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) Bensonhurst.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Governor in Chapter 13, in what city was the Venus discovered?

2. According to Haroldeen in Chapter 22, she is finished doing what?

3. According to Hettie in Chapter 20, what is the lowest thing on earth?

4. According to Sister Gee in Chapter 15, the people of the Cause do not need white cops to tell them about what?

5. What is the name of the Governor’s daughter, as revealed in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sportcoat reveal about his son in Chapter 26?

2. Who is Cecil? Why is this name important, as seen in Chapter 13?

3. What information does Sister Paul give Sportcoat in Chapter 24?

4. What information does Joe Peck seek from the Elephant in Chapter 19?

5. With whom does Deems go out on a date in Chapter 17? What does he know about her?

6. How does Sportcoat die?

7. What news does Potts give to Sister Gee in Chapter 15?

8. What two gifts does Sportcoat give Deems in Chapter 22?

9. What information does Potts give to Sister Gee in Chapter 18?

10. Briefly describe the conversation between Sportcoat and the Elephant in Chapter 16.

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