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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 many days off did Jacob and Esau have when they were teens and working with their grandfather?
(a) None.
(b) A couple a year.
(c) 1 a week.
(d) 1 a month.

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

3. How old is Jacob when he starts writing Isaac?
(a) 65.
(b) 62.
(c) 64.
(d) 63.

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

5. What color was Jacob's grandfather's coffin?
(a) Silver.
(b) Navy.
(c) Black.
(d) Gray.

Short Answer Questions

1. What grade was Isaac in when he decided he wanted to play the piano?

2. What did Black's father do for a living?

3. When does Jacob think it a better time to die than in his 60s?

4. When was Issac born?

5. At what mall did Jacob, Rachel, and Isaac see a man playing the piano and inspired Isaac to want to play?

Short Essay Questions

1. In 1974, why did Jacob throw away Isaac's action figurines?

2. When and how did Jacob and Rachel meet?

3. What book did Rachel read that changed her and what did Jacob think of the book?

4. Why does Jacob write to Isaac?

5. When did Rachel start drinking and why were those times difficult?

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

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

8. How did Jacob feel when Isaac was born?

9. How was Jacob brought up by his grandparents?

10. When did Jacob's grandmother die, and how did life go on?

(see the answer keys)

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