View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About how much money do the workers on Delicious Farms earn each day?
(a) $10.
(b) $25.
(c) $40.
(d) $50.

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

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

4. What is the name of the beauty salon where Eddie finds information on how to find his aunt Bethella in the Prologue: "Little Muddy"?
(a) Fancy Cuts.
(b) The Clip Joint.
(c) The Red Apple.
(d) Fringe Cuts.

5. Whose old boots does Jackie give to Darlene when she starts working at the farm?
(a) Sirius's.
(b) Kippy's.
(c) Hammer's.
(d) Jackie's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What performer does Eddie think of as they lower his father's casket into the ground in Chapter 5: “Show Us the Planets”?

2. What does the narrator describe Darlene wearing as a belt in Chapter 12: “Obeah Juju"?

3. Who is the woman that meets Eddie and the bum at the minibus in Chapter 10: "Drunken Bum Knows"?

4. What college does Darlene attend?

5. What character is described in Chapter 9: “An Improvement” as keeping "a piece of paper under his hat and wrote down damn near every debt he got and every vegetable he done picked"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Eddie regarded by the police on his first visit in Chapter 6: “Your Own Cord”?

2. How are the accommodations at Delicious Foods described?

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

4. How does Sirius escape in Chapter 9: “An Improvement”?

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

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

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

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

9. Why did Nat and Darlene move to Ovis? How is this setting described?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 719 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample