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

2. Who is the woman that tries to sell Darlene on going to work on a farm in Chapter 4: "We Named the Goat"?
(a) Hazel.
(b) Jackie.
(c) April.
(d) Kenyetta.

3. What does Eddie's mother throw at his face and bruise him in the year after his father died in Chapter 5: “Show Us the Planets”?
(a) A high-heeled shoe.
(b) A liquor bottle.
(c) A rolling pin.
(d) A half-inflated basketball.

4. At what time every day are the workers on the farm paid, according to the narrator in Chapter 9: “An Improvement”?
(a) 6:00 p.m.
(b) 7:00 p.m.
(c) 5:00 p.m.
(d) 8:00 p.m.

5. For how long are Eddie and Tuck kept at the barn in quarantine when they arrive at Delicious Foods Farm?
(a) Four days.
(b) Ten days.
(c) Six days.
(d) Five days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sparkplug die from?

2. Whose back does Darlene caress when the minibus arrived at the farm in Chapter 7: “Who is Delicious?”

3. How old is Eddie when he comes to Delicious Foods Farm?

4. How much does the contract Darlene signs say she owes for the ride to the farm in Chapter 7: “Who is Delicious?”

5. When was the last time that Eddie saw his aunt Bethella when he greets her in the Prologue: "Little Muddy"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Sparkplug McKeon and what warning did he give Nat in Chapter 3: “Conjure”?

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

4. How did Darlene meet Nat?

5. From what narrative perspective is Chapter 1: “Braindancing” related?

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

7. Why does Darlene choose to work with the men when she arrives at Delicious? What do they do?

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

9. How is Eddie's life in Houston described in Chapter 2: “Blackbirds”?

10. Where does Darlene encounter Jackie? How does Jackie convince Darlene to get in the minivan?

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