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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 does the neighbor tell Eddie that aunt Bethella lives now in the Prologue: "Little Muddy"?
(a) Shreveport.
(b) Houston.
(c) St. Cloud.
(d) New York.

2. What performer does Eddie think of as they lower his father's casket into the ground in Chapter 5: “Show Us the Planets”?
(a) Harry Houdini.
(b) James Dean.
(c) Malcolm X.
(d) Martin Luther King, Jr.

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

4. Who is Darlene's boss that introduces her to crack cocaine?
(a) Kippy.
(b) Joe.
(c) How.
(d) Spar.

5. What does the narrator describe Darlene wearing as a belt in Chapter 12: “Obeah Juju"?
(a) A ribbon.
(b) A torn sheet.
(c) A vine.
(d) A rope.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Tuck when he is hit by a drunk driver?

2. Where does Nat meet Darling at an expensive bed-and-breakfast while Hazel is away playing basketball in Chapter 3: "Conjure"?

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

4. What is the job that Darlene and the men are bused on the farm to do in Chapter 7: “Who is Delicious?”

5. Who on the minibus is described as "a spacey man who always wearing this raggedy-ass fedora" in Chapter 7: “Who is Delicious?”

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Darlene meet Nat?

2. How are the accommodations at Delicious Foods described?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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