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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. What was the name of Miss Eunice's great-granddaughter who was slow and bullied?
(a) Hannah.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Michelle.
(d) Charity.

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

3. Where did Jacob take Isaac after they went into the woods in Arkansas?
(a) Restaurant.
(b) Cemetery.
(c) Grocery store.
(d) House.

4. When did Jacob take Isaac to Arkansas?
(a) Summer after his 13th birthday.
(b) Summer after his 15th birthday.
(c) Summer after his 14th birthday.
(d) Summer after his 16th birthday.

5. What did Isaac title his piece that won an art competition?
(a) At the Beach.
(b) From the Top.
(c) Mom.
(d) Down Home.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Isaac when he wanted to be an actor?

2. How many children does Jacob say that the daughter of Wilson and Chaney who was mauled by a bobcat had?

3. How did Jacob always feel when he came home from Arkansas?

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

5. How old was Isaac when Rachel called the police on Jacob?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Jacob realize about Black men and emotions after reading Malcolm X?

2. How did Isaac act when he saw the graves of his great-grandparents and Esau?

3. Who was Isaac's first girlfriend and what did they do together?

4. After Jacob beat Isaac, how long did it take Isaac to start talking to Jacob again?

5. Where does Jacob think he should have raised Isaac and what does he want Isaac to do with the land?

6. How were things good for a while after Jacob and Isaac returned from Arkansas?

7. What conversation did Jacob and Rachel have after he read The Color Purple?

8. What did Jacob think about what Isaac painted that won an art competition?

9. How did Rachel help Jacob when he spiraled out of control after Isaac graduated from college?

10. When did Isaac decide he wanted to be an actor, and what was his first performance?

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