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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where was Bobby Joe working in Kansas City when Jacob went to Kansas City?
(a) Tyson Meats.
(b) National Beef Packing.
(c) Folger Coffee Company.
(d) Goodyear Tire & Rubber.

3. Where was Jake's Juke Joint located?
(a) An old house.
(b) An old horse barn.
(c) A clearing in the woods.
(d) An old hay barn.

4. How much did Jacob make a day picking cotton?
(a) $3.
(b) $4.
(c) $2.
(d) $5.

5. How far did Jacob have to walk when he visited Rachel at her great-aunt's house?
(a) 5 miles.
(b) 4 miles.
(c) 4 1/2 miles.
(d) 3 1/2 miles.

6. What did Jacob do when he found Isaac hungry and drity and Rachel in the middle of the floor drunk?
(a) Kicked and slapped her.
(b) Threw her outside.
(c) Pulled her up by her hair.
(d) Punched her.

7. How old was Jacob when Isaac was born?
(a) 20.
(b) 23.
(c) 21.
(d) 22.

8. What does Jacob's grandmother have him help her bake one time?
(a) Sourdough bread.
(b) Chocolate cake.
(c) Pound cake.
(d) Rye bread.

9. Where does Jacob remember that he Charlie and other guys from the post office would eat their lunches?
(a) Beneath a tree.
(b) Picnic tables near the parking lot.
(c) Front porch.
(d) Breakroom.

10. What grade was Isaac in when he said he no longer wanted to play piano?
(a) 4th.
(b) 3rd.
(c) 2nd.
(d) 4th.

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

12. How old was Isaac when Jacob started forcing boy things upon him?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

13. When did Jacob and Rachel marry?
(a) August 17, 1962.
(b) June 13, 1962.
(c) May 11, 1962.
(d) July 8, 1962.

14. How many eggs did Jacob's grandmother put in her cake?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 9.

15. How old is Jacob when he starts writing Isaac?
(a) 65.
(b) 63.
(c) 62.
(d) 64.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times did Jacob take Isaac fishing?

2. At what mall did Jacob, Rachel, and Isaac see a man playing the piano and inspired Isaac to want to play?

3. How long did it take for Jacob to save to buy Isaac a piano?

4. Where was Elliott sitting when boys tormented him on the playground?

5. Where did Rachel begin volunteering?

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