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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. What is the name of the grocery store that Eddie's father renovated into a classic general store?
(a) Douglas City Grocery.
(b) Anderson Grocery.
(c) Mount Hope Grocery.
(d) Kenny's Corner Grocery.

2. When was the last time that Eddie saw his aunt Bethella when he greets her in the Prologue: "Little Muddy"?
(a) When he was 15.
(b) When he was 10.
(c) When he was 12.
(d) When he was 6.

3. Who gives Eddie a tour of the barracks when he arrives at the farm in Chapter 14: "Lost Years"?
(a) TT.
(b) Hammer.
(c) Hannibal.
(d) Nacho.

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

5. 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”?
(a) Bethella.
(b) How.
(c) April.
(d) Jackie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the town where the workers are taken to the depot in Chapter 9: “An Improvement”?

2. In what Houston neighborhood does Eddie live with his mother when she goes missing in Chapter 6: "Your Own Cord"?

3. Who brings up the idea of the barn by the depot as a quarantine in Chapter 12: "Obeah Juju"?

4. About how much money do the workers on Delicious Farms earn each day?

5. How old is Eddie said to be in the Prologue: "Little Muddy"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Tuck say Darlene had gone when speaking to Eddie in Chapter 10: “Drunken Bum Knows”?

2. Where do Eddie and Tuck meet Jackie and how is this encounter described in Chapter 10: “Drunken Bum Knows”?

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

4. How are the accommodations at Delicious Foods described?

5. What encounter is described between Eddie and Nacho Vasquez in Chapter 6: “Your Own Cord”?

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

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

8. What led Darlene and Nat to transfer to a different college?

9. Why are Tuck and Eddie taken to the separate barn when they arrive at Delicious?

10. How does the narrator describe the evolution of Eddie's relationship with Tuck in Chapter 14: “Lost Years”?

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