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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many times did Jacob take Isaac fishing?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

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

4. What type of piano was a man playing at a mall when Isaac decided he wanted to play the piano?
(a) Wurlitzer.
(b) Kimball.
(c) Baldwin.
(d) Steinway.

5. When was Issac born?
(a) 1960s.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1950s.

6. How long did it take for Jacob to save to buy Isaac a piano?
(a) 2 years.
(b) Over a year.
(c) 30 months.
(d) About 18 months.

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

8. When did Esau die?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1957.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1956.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Jacob when he starts writing Isaac?

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

3. How much older was Jacob's brother, Esau, than Jacob?

4. Where was Jacob's grandmother from?

5. How tall was Jacob when he and Rachel met?

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