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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Isaac's favorite book his first semester in college?
(a) I Am Not Your Negro.
(b) The Evidence of Things Not Seen.
(c) The Fire Next Time.
(d) Go Tell It on the Mountain.

2. Who did Jacob imagine standing by him disapprovingly after he beat Isaac?
(a) Esau.
(b) Grandpa.
(c) Grandma.
(d) His mother.

3. Where did Isaac go to college?
(a) University of Central Missouri.
(b) Missouri State.
(c) Truman State.
(d) Lincoln University.

4. How did Isaac get to the city where he had a job after college?
(a) Drove with a friend.
(b) Greyhound.
(c) Plane.
(d) Jacob drove him.

5. What does Jacob think was the name of Wilson and Chaney's daughter who was mauled by a bobcat and survived?
(a) Cordelia.
(b) Mabel.
(c) Charlotte.
(d) Gertrude.

6. What was the name of the woman who got pregnant when she and Jacob were seeing one another?
(a) Valerie Wilson.
(b) Leah Campbell.
(c) Sophia Lewis.
(d) Margaret Davidson.

7. What did Miss Eunice ask Jacob to help her do once?
(a) Draw water.
(b) Split wood.
(c) Bale hay.
(d) Mend a fence.

8. When did Jacob take Isaac to Arkansas?
(a) Summer after his 15th birthday.
(b) Summer after his 13th birthday.
(c) Summer after his 14th birthday.
(d) Summer after his 16th birthday.

9. When Jacob moved out of the house, how far was his basement apartment from where Rachel and Isaac still lived?
(a) 5 or 10 minutes.
(b) 10 or 15 minutes.
(c) 10 minutes.
(d) 20 minutes.

10. The morning after Isaac had the lead in a school play, what flowers does Jacob remember were on the breakfast table?
(a) Tulips.
(b) Daffodils.
(c) Daisies.
(d) Sunflowers.

11. On December 19, what does Jacob remember Isaac had to paint in art class?
(a) Pastoral scene.
(b) Portrait.
(c) Abstract art.
(d) Still life.

12. How many Black women approached Rachel at a restaurant when she and Jacob take Isaac out because he did well on a school project?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

13. What color wig did Isaac wear when he had the lead in a school play?
(a) Gray.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Purple.

14. What was the name of Isaac's second girlfriend?
(a) Marilee.
(b) Vanessa.
(c) Angela.
(d) Sandra.

15. How old was Jacob when he had a puppy and it died?
(a) 6.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jacob tell Isaac that his house had been made of?

2. How old was Isaac when he was spiraling out of control after Isaac finished college?

3. Where did Henry Moore work?

4. Who saved Jacob when he was spiraling out of control after Isaac finished college?

5. How many children did Jacob's great-grandfather have when he and his wife moved to Arkansas?

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