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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the music of the afro-horn kill?
(a) Blacks.
(b) Whites.
(c) No one.
(d) Everyone.

2. What is the name of the club in "Will The Circle Be Unbroken"?
(a) The Sound Barrier Club.
(b) The Wire.
(c) The Ring.
(d) The Hothouse.

3. In "The Crossing," who is Bubba's sister?
(a) Helen.
(b) Essie.
(c) Hattie.
(d) Jen.

4. Who was in the valley of dry bones, according to Headye?
(a) Sunra.
(b) Ezekiel.
(c) John.
(d) Jesus.

5. What does Layton try to give the white man who visits his grandmother's house?
(a) Grass.
(b) Sulfur water.
(c) Money.
(d) Copper.

6. Who does Fon say will save him?
(a) His brother.
(b) Himself.
(c) His sister.
(d) His mother.

7. In "Ark of Bones," who follows Fish-Hound?
(a) Brown Eye.
(b) Roundeye.
(c) Headeye.
(d) Eagle Eye.

8. Which famous historical figure does Bubba reference in "The Crossing"?
(a) Emmett Till.
(b) Martin Luther King Jr.
(c) Harriet Tubman.
(d) Medger Evers.

9. What does Fish-Hound catch?
(a) A dog.
(b) Turtles.
(c) A bear.
(d) Fish.

10. What does Nillmon call Fon?
(a) Nigger.
(b) Hellion.
(c) Heathen.
(d) Friend.

11. What do Tate and his friends all want desperately in "Double Nigger"?
(a) Shelter.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Food.
(d) Water.

12. What do the three children look to cross in "The Crossing"?
(a) A bridge.
(b) A road.
(c) A mountain.
(d) A treeline.

13. Who is supposed to come and bring Layton to his mother?
(a) Mr. Stubbs.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His father.

14. Who brings up the phrase "Double Nigger" in the story by the same title?
(a) Fish.
(b) Carl.
(c) Blue.
(d) Grease.

15. Who walks with Bubba and his sister in "The Crossing"?
(a) Lester.
(b) Henry.
(c) Jimmy Croon.
(d) Johnny B.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Boll of Roses," what is Layton's last name?

2. What river does Fish-Hound wander near?

3. What shacks are supposed to be haunted?

4. What hits Nillmon's windshield?

5. What color is Bubba's sister's dress in "The Crossing"?

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