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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. Where does Jacob remember that he Charlie and other guys from the post office would eat their lunches?
(a) Picnic tables near the parking lot.
(b) Breakroom.
(c) Front porch.
(d) Beneath a tree.

2. What type of pie did people love to eat that Jacob's grandmother made?
(a) Pecan.
(b) Sweet potato.
(c) Mulberry.
(d) Blackberry.

3. When Jacob did get to school, how often did he go?
(a) 10 times a month.
(b) 5 times a month.
(c) Once or twice a month.
(d) Once or twice a week.

4. What was Rachel's middle name?
(a) Catherine.
(b) Anna.
(c) Louisa.
(d) Marie.

5. When was Issac born?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1960s.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1950s.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many people could the dance floor at Jake's Juke Joint hold?

3. When did Esau die?

4. How old was Isaac when Jacob started forcing boy things upon him?

5. When does Jacob spend most of the day vomiting blood?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jacob write to Isaac?

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

3. When and how did Jacob and Rachel meet?

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

5. How and when did Esau die?

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

7. What did Jacob remember about Isaac playing the piano?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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