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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Jacob when watched some other boys torment a boy named Elliott Strong on the playground?
(a) 9.
(b) 11 or 12.
(c) 10 or 11.
(d) 8.

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

3. Where was Jacob's grandmother from?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Georgia.

4. At what mall did Jacob, Rachel, and Isaac see a man playing the piano and inspired Isaac to want to play?
(a) Indian Springs Mall.
(b) Antioch Center.
(c) The Landing.
(d) Blue Ridge Mall.

5. How old was Jacob's great-grandfather when he was freed?
(a) 18.
(b) 19.
(c) 20.
(d) 21.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color was Jacob's grandfather's coffin?

2. Where was Abraham Swinton buried?

3. How many eggs did Jacob's grandmother put in her cake?

4. Where does Jacob remember that he Charlie and other guys from the post office would eat their lunches?

5. On November 12, 2003, how long does Jacob think it has been since he has seen Isaac?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jacob remember about playing baseball in school?

2. On December 1, why does Jacob say that dying is hard work?

3. How did Jacob feel when Isaac was born?

4. Why did Jacob decide he would never leave Kansas City once he arrived?

5. When and how did Jacob and Rachel meet?

6. How does Jacob describe the poverty he experienced as a child?

7. When and how did Jacob's grandfather die, and how does Jacob feel?

8. How did Jacob spend his teen years?

9. How does Jacob remember winning a game for his team during a playground game?

10. What was the Tuskegee syphilis experiment?

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