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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Rachel begin volunteering?
(a) Women's shelter.
(b) Homeless shelter.
(c) Junior high school.
(d) Elementary school.

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

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

4. What was the name of a girl Rachel hired to watch Isaac when she and Jacob were gone?
(a) Louisa.
(b) Monica.
(c) Jessica.
(d) Anna.

5. What color was Jacob's grandfather's coffin?
(a) Navy.
(b) Silver.
(c) Gray.
(d) Black.

6. What did Black's father do for a living?
(a) Janitor.
(b) Carpenter.
(c) Trash collector.
(d) Mechanic.

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

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

9. Who did Jacob think Isaac looked like?
(a) His grandfather.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) Esau.
(d) His mother.

10. What time of the year did Jacob leave Blackwell for Kansas City?
(a) Summer.
(b) Fall.
(c) Spring.
(d) Winter.

11. During a lunchtime argument Jacob remembered Charlie Rhodes having, who tried to clam Charlie down?
(a) Will Anderson.
(b) Fats.
(c) Stevie McLaughlin.
(d) Sam Robinson.

12. What was one of Jacob's favorite songs when he moved to Kansas City?
(a) Don't Cry No More.
(b) Cry, Cry, Cry.
(c) I'll Take Care of You.
(d) Call On Me.

13. How many days off did Jacob and Esau have when they were teens and working with their grandfather?
(a) 1 a month.
(b) None.
(c) 1 a week.
(d) A couple a year.

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

15. How much older was Jacob's brother, Esau, than Jacob?
(a) 20 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 1 1/2 years.
(d) 15 months.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of piano was a man playing at a mall when Isaac decided he wanted to play the piano?

3. What year did Jacob make Isaac throw away all of his action figures?

4. When Jacob did get to school, how often did he go?

5. When was Issac born?

(see the answer keys)

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