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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Over whose grave did Isaac pray in an unknown tongue?
(a) His grandmother's.
(b) His great-grandfather's.
(c) His uncle's.
(d) His great-grandmother's.

2. When Isaac was in high school, what sport did Jacob lie and say that Isaac played?
(a) Football.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Baseball.

3. When did Jacob and Isaac watch Roots together?
(a) 1976.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1977.

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

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

6. What was Rachel's favorite color?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Lavender.
(c) Blue.
(d) Pink.

7. When Rachel called the police on Jacob, where was Isaac bleeding from?
(a) Nose.
(b) Mouth.
(c) Hand.
(d) Forehead.

8. How old was Jacob when he moved out of the house?
(a) 34 or 35.
(b) 36 or 37.
(c) 35 or 36.
(d) 33 or 34.

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

10. What size was the path in the Rose of Sharon cemetery?
(a) Skinny as a log.
(b) Wide enough for two to walk on.
(c) Pencil-thin.
(d) Wide enough to walk single file.

11. What type of restaurant did Jacob and Rachel take Isaac to because he did well on a school project?
(a) Barbeque.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Fried chicken.
(d) Chinese.

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

13. What was the name of a boy Jacob saw playing ball with his mother at a playground?
(a) David.
(b) Stephen.
(c) Isaiah.
(d) Paul.

14. What did Jacob tell Isaac that his house had been made of?
(a) Birch.
(b) Oak.
(c) Walnut.
(d) Cedar.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Jacob's lover who got pregnant work?

2. When Jacob moved out of the house, how far was his basement apartment from where Rachel and Isaac still lived?

3. What was the name of the woman who got pregnant when she and Jacob were seeing one another?

4. Who did Jacob imagine standing by him disapprovingly after he beat Isaac?

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

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