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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Layton live with?
(a) His father.
(b) His brother.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His mother.

2. In "Goodbye, Sweetwater," where does Layton live?
(a) Faberton.
(b) Esserton.
(c) Holly Springs.
(d) New York City.

3. What does the white man who arrives ask Layton's grandmother for?
(a) Clothes.
(b) Wood.
(c) Money.
(d) Tea.

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

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

6. What weapon does Nillmon carry?
(a) Whip.
(b) Chainsaw.
(c) Knife.
(d) Pistol.

7. What do the workers on the boat do?
(a) Move in and out of reality.
(b) Chant as they work.
(c) Sit and stare at people.
(d) Sleep all day.

8. What state does Layton live in?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Arkansas.

9. Who does Nillmon get to help him kill Fon?
(a) Frank.
(b) Herbert.
(c) Gus.
(d) John.

10. How do the white men who come to kill Fon die themselves?
(a) By drowning.
(b) By arrows.
(c) By gunshot.
(d) By hanging.

11. Who is Mack's friend?
(a) JayJay.
(b) Frank.
(c) Jim.
(d) Henry.

12. Who does Layton live with in "A Boll of Roses"?
(a) His mother.
(b) His friend.
(c) His brother.
(d) His uncle.

13. What does Mack need from his mother?
(a) Help filling out forms.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Money.
(d) Food.

14. What does Headeye tell Fish-Hound about the boat they see when they first see it?
(a) It is carrying food.
(b) It is a mirage.
(c) It is a soulboat.
(d) It is carrying slaves.

15. Who is Layton's grandmother's good friend?
(a) Mrs. Hicks.
(b) Mrs. Henderson.
(c) Mrs. Bridges.
(d) Mrs. Fields.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the white men see near the shacks when they come for Fon?

2. What does Nillmon call Fon?

3. What hits Nillmon's windshield?

4. What does Layton do in "A Boll of Roses"?

5. What do Layton's grandmother and her friend clean on the porch?

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