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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What grade was Isaac in when he decided he wanted to play the piano?
(a) 4th.
(b) 2nd.
(c) 1st.
(d) 3rd.

3. When was Black's father a boy growing up?
(a) 1940s.
(b) 1930s.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1938.

4. Where did Jacob grow up?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Louisiana.

5. Who did Charlie Rhodes think was the most revolutionary leader Black people ever had?
(a) Malcolm.
(b) John Lewis.
(c) Frejderick Douglass.
(d) Martin Luther King, Jr.

6. What book does Jacob say changed Rachel's life?
(a) The FOuntain of Age.
(b) Beyond Gender.
(c) The Feminine Mystique.
(d) The Problem That Has No Name.

7. What is the name of a girl Jacob remembers played baseball when he was in school?
(a) Louise Thompson.
(b) Francine Fletcher.
(c) Anna Coffman.
(d) Rachel Wilson.

8. How old was Isaac when he had a crying jag and nothing would calm him?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 10 months.
(c) About a year.
(d) 3 months.

9. When Jacob did get to school, how often did he go?
(a) 10 times a month.
(b) Once or twice a month.
(c) Once or twice a week.
(d) 5 times a month.

10. On November 12, 2003, how long does Jacob think it has been since he has seen Isaac?
(a) 18 years.
(b) 25 years.
(c) 10 or 15 years.
(d) 10 or 20 years.

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

12. When Isaac was born, how often would Jacob rush home from work to see him and tickle him?
(a) Every couple days.
(b) Every other day.
(c) Once a week.
(d) Every day.

13. When does Jacob think it a better time to die than in his 60s?
(a) 70s.
(b) 100s.
(c) 90.
(d) 80s.

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

15. What does Jacob remember was his baseball team's name when he hit a homerun?
(a) Blackwell Tigers.
(b) Blackwell Lions.
(c) Blackwell Jaguars.
(d) Blackwell Cougars.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Jacob spend most of the day vomiting blood?

2. How much lemon did Jacob's grandmother put in her pound cake?

3. What was the name of a girl Rachel hired to watch Isaac when she and Jacob were gone?

4. Where was Bobby Joe working in Kansas City when Jacob went to Kansas City?

5. When was Black's father diagnosed with Alzheimer's?

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