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

2. Where did Henry Moore and his wife move after his mother died?
(a) Baton Rouge.
(b) Fayetteville.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Little Rock.

3. What was the name of Henry Moore's mother?
(a) Eloise.
(b) Miranda.
(c) Lucretia.
(d) Winifred.

4. Over whose grave did Isaac pray in an unknown tongue?
(a) His great-grandfather's.
(b) His grandmother's.
(c) His uncle's.
(d) His great-grandmother's.

5. How did Jacob always feel when he came home from Arkansas?
(a) Wishful and restive.
(b) At peace and rested.
(c) Sad and pensive.
(d) Reinvigorated.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who saved Jacob when he was spiraling out of control after Isaac finished college?

2. What was the name of Miss Eunice's great-granddaughter who was slow and bullied?

3. What was the name of Isaac's second girlfriend?

4. What did Isaac draw that won an art competition?

5. What was Isaac's favorite book his first semester in college?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Jacob learn that Ricky Stanton was Isaac's boyfriend?

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

3. What does Rachel do when Jacob berates Isaac for performing in Little Orphan Andy at breakfast?

4. Where did Jacob move after he left Rachel?

5. How are the graves of Jacob's family marked?

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

7. Why did Rachel call the police on Jacob?

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

9. Where did Isaac go after college and how did he get there?

10. What did Rachel tell Jacob about having children with him, and how did Jacob react?

(see the answer keys)

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