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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. Where is the rock star that has shot himself in the Prologue: "Little Muddy"?
(a) New York.
(b) Cleveland.
(c) Seattle.
(d) L.A.

2. What musical instrument does Eddie find in the barn in Chapter 12: "Obeah Juju"?
(a) A piano.
(b) A harmonica.
(c) A banjo.
(d) A flute.

3. What is the name of Darlene's roommate in college?
(a) Kenyetta.
(b) Hazel.
(c) Sandy.
(d) April.

4. Where is Sparkplug in a hospital when he dies?
(a) Ovis, Louisiana.
(b) Delhi, Louisiana.
(c) Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
(d) Houston, Texas.

5. What is the name of the town where the workers are taken to the depot in Chapter 9: “An Improvement”?
(a) Orwell.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Eden.
(d) Richland.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who smacks Eddie on the behind when he asks why his father has not been invited to the party in Chapter 5: “Show Us the Planets”?

2. What college does Darlene attend?

3. Where does the neighbor tell Eddie that aunt Bethella lives now in the Prologue: "Little Muddy"?

4. Who hands out the workers' pay in Chapter 9: “An Improvement”?

5. Who claims it is bad luck to hit a chicken in Chapter 7: “Who is Delicious?”

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Darlene's yellow shoes come to represent symbolically to her?

2. What led to Darlene's teeth being knocked out in Chapter 1: “Braindancing”?

3. How does Eddie manage to track down Bethella in the Prologue: "Little Muddy"?

4. What foreshadowing is related in Chapter 11: “Eclipse”?

5. How does the narrator describe the journey in the minivan when Darlene went to Delicious Foods?

6. When does Darlene first "meet" Scotty? How is this encounter described?

7. What is revealed about Tuck's past in Chapter 12: “Obeah Juju”?

8. How does Sparkplug describe Nat's murder to Eddie before he dies?

9. What are Eddie's circumstances as he drives the Subaru in the Prologue: "Little Muddy"?

10. How are the workers' wages at Delicious described in Chapter 9: “An Improvement”?

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