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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 tall was Jacob when he and Rachel met?
(a) 5 feet 11 inches.
(b) 6 feet.
(c) 6 feet 3 inches.
(d) 6 feet 1.

2. How long after Esau died did Jacob's grandmother die?
(a) 30 months.
(b) A year.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 18 months.

3. How long after Jacob marries Rachel, does his grandfather die?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 18 months.

4. What grade was Isaac in when he decided he wanted to play the piano?
(a) 3rd.
(b) 2nd.
(c) 1st.
(d) 4th.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days off did Jacob and Esau have when they were teens and working with their grandfather?

2. How much lemon did Jacob's grandmother put in her pound cake?

3. What is the name of a girl Jacob remembers played baseball when he was in school?

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

5. Where was Abraham Swinton buried?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were men and women's roles in the 1960s?

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

3. How did Rachel's crushed dream to go to college affect her marriage to Jacob?

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

5. What was the house like that Jacob bought when he married Rachel?

6. How was Jacob brought up by his grandparents?

7. What was life like for Black children when Black's father was growing up?

8. How did Jacob spend his teen years?

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

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

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