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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many miles away does Jackie say the closest phone is for Darlene to call Eddie in Chapter 7: “Who is Delicious?”
(a) Two miles away.
(b) 20 miles away.
(c) Ten miles away.
(d) Six miles away.

2. Who is described as "a light-skinned, straight-nosed, and polite senior beauty queen" in Darlene's sorority?
(a) April Woods.
(b) Sarah Smith.
(c) Marie Reynolds.
(d) Anna Tucker.

3. Who brings up the idea of the barn by the depot as a quarantine in Chapter 12: "Obeah Juju"?
(a) How.
(b) Gaspard.
(c) Jackie.
(d) Sextus.

4. Whose number does Darlene give to Sirius when he flees the farm in Chapter 9: “An Improvement”?
(a) Mrs. Vernon's.
(b) Gaspard's.
(c) Nacho's.
(d) Hammer's.

5. How old is Eddie said to be in the Prologue: "Little Muddy"?
(a) 15.
(b) 17.
(c) 13.
(d) 19.

6. Who is the clerk that runs the depot in Chapter 9: “An Improvement”?
(a) Hammer.
(b) Gaspard Fusilier.
(c) Nacho Vasquez.
(d) April Woods.

7. What did Sirius want to study to become when he was young?
(a) An astronomer or meteorologist.
(b) A farmer or biologist.
(c) A rock climber.
(d) A teacher or historian.

8. What is the name of the bum that Eddie meets who gives him a lead on his mother's whereabouts in Chapter 10: "Drunken Bum Knows"?
(a) Hammer.
(b) Kippy.
(c) Hannibal.
(d) Tuckahoe Joe.

9. Where was Sirius living when he started a hip-hop group?
(a) New York.
(b) Dallas.
(c) Houston.
(d) Fort Worth.

10. Where does Eddie's mother rush off to after learning of her husband's death in Chapter 5: “Show Us the Planets”?
(a) To the kitchen.
(b) To the basement.
(c) To the attic.
(d) To the clothesline.

11. How much money does Eddie find in the wallet in the Prologue: "Little Muddy"?
(a) $24.
(b) $213.
(c) $57.
(d) $184.

12. On what days of the week do the overseers drive the workers to the depot, according to the narrator in Chapter 9: “An Improvement”?
(a) Mondays and Wednesdays.
(b) Tuesdays and Thursdays.
(c) Saturdays and Sundays.
(d) Tuesdays and Fridays.

13. Whose phone number does Eddie leave with the police in Chapter 6: "Your Own Cord"?
(a) April Woods's.
(b) Darlene's.
(c) Hazel's.
(d) Mrs. Vernon's.

14. Where does Eddie go to look for Mrs. Vernon in the Prologue: "Little Muddy"?
(a) Houston.
(b) Shreveport.
(c) Vancouver.
(d) Dallas.

15. In what Houston neighborhood does Eddie live with his mother when she goes missing in Chapter 6: "Your Own Cord"?
(a) The Ninth Ward.
(b) The Third Ward.
(c) The Fifth Ward.
(d) The Sixth Ward.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Eddie's last name?

2. What is the name of Darlene and Eddie's landlord in Chapter 6: "Your Own Cord"?

3. What is the name of Eddie's mother?

4. Near what Louisiana city did Darlene grow up?

5. What is Sirius's real name?

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