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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much land did Jacob's family have in Arkansas?
(a) About 400 acres.
(b) A little over 300 acres.
(c) 325 acres.
(d) 250 acres.

2. When Jacob took Isaac to Arkansas, how many times had Jacob been to a library?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) None.

3. How old was Isaac when Rachel called the police on Jacob?
(a) 16.
(b) 17.
(c) 18.
(d) 15.

4. How old was Isaac when he thought he was gay?
(a) 17.
(b) Almost 15.
(c) 14.
(d) Not quite 16.

5. What grade did Isaac get on a family tree project for history?
(a) B+.
(b) A-.
(c) A.
(d) B-.

6. Where did Isaac get a job offer after college?
(a) Chicago.
(b) St. Louis.
(c) Omaha.
(d) Denver.

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

8. How old was Jacob the first time he had sex?
(a) 17.
(b) 16.
(c) 15.
(d) 18.

9. What flowers bloomed near Esau's grave?
(a) Violets.
(b) Jonquils.
(c) Butterfly Weed.
(d) Black-eyed Susans.

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

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

12. Where did Henry Moore work?
(a) College.
(b) Grocery.
(c) School.
(d) Law office.

13. What did Isaac title his piece that won an art competition?
(a) From the Top.
(b) Mom.
(c) At the Beach.
(d) Down Home.

14. What was one of the books Charlie gave Jacob to read that Jacob noticed Rachel had?
(a) Meridian.
(b) The Color Purple.
(c) Possessing the Secret of Joy.
(d) The Temple of My Familiar.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times did Rachel fail to carry a child to full-term?

2. How old was Rachel when Isaac had a lead in a school play?

3. When Jacob was a child, how many Black children had their own bedroom?

4. How old was Isaac when he had the lead in a school play?

5. How did Isaac get to the city where he had a job after college?

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