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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through November 23, 2003, to December 3, 2003.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Isaac when Rachel started drinking?
(a) 11 months.
(b) 9 months.
(c) 7 months.
(d) 8 months.

2. When Isaac had a crying jag, what was the only thing that would calm him?
(a) An ice pack.
(b) Laying on Jacob.
(c) A warm cloth.
(d) Stroller ride.

3. What is Jacob dying from?
(a) Black lung disease.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Hepatitis.

4. What was the name of a man who had a pool hall when Jacob was a teen?
(a) Mr. William.
(b) Mr. Raymond.
(c) Mr. Vincent.
(d) Mr. Charles.

5. What Black performer did Jacob see when he moved to Kansas City?
(a) Billie Holiday.
(b) James Brown.
(c) Mahalia Jackson.
(d) B.B. King.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of the year did Jacob leave Blackwell for Kansas City?

2. What book does Jacob say changed Rachel's life?

3. When was Black's father a boy growing up?

4. How old was Jacob when Isaac was born?

5. When did the American government start the Tuskegee syphilis experiment?

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