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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Johnny B doing when the reader meets him in "Rope of Wind"?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Studying.
(c) Driving a truck.
(d) Picking cotton.

2. Who runs the swim truck in "Harlem"?
(a) Jima.
(b) Tango.
(c) Fred.
(d) Henry.

3. What does the driver use to disseminate the fog?
(a) A church incense container.
(b) A tractor.
(c) A cigarette.
(d) A smoker can.

4. What is the name of the machine in "The Distributors"?
(a) Frickon.
(b) Henley.
(c) Finality.
(d) Rekus.

5. What happens to Mr. Jackson at the very end of "Invasion"?
(a) He sings.
(b) Someone shoots him point-blank in his face.
(c) He vomits.
(d) He picks up a gun and fights.

6. What does Smithy think of the gas mask?
(a) It is more trouble than it is worth.
(b) It works very well.
(c) It looks bad.
(d) It smells bad.

7. Who is the protagonist of "Harlem"?
(a) Willie.
(b) Henry.
(c) Fred.
(d) Harold.

8. What does Mr. Westland do for a living?
(a) He is a lawyer.
(b) He is a doctor.
(c) He is a shop keeper.
(d) He is a reverend.

9. What does Smithy say he like working with?
(a) People.
(b) Plants.
(c) Animals.
(d) Insects.

10. What does Johnny B do right after meeting the white men?
(a) Runs to tell Tim they are looking for him.
(b) Goes for a swim.
(c) Calls his mother.
(d) Runs to tell Mr. Westland they are looking for him.

11. What does Tyros's car run out of frequently?
(a) Oil.
(b) Gas.
(c) Antifreeze.
(d) Windshield fluid.

12. What game do the Devil, God, and the narrator's family play?
(a) Sorry!
(b) Monopoly.
(c) Chess.
(d) Cards.

13. Who was the mother of Lon's child?
(a) Hattie.
(b) Janice.
(c) Helen.
(d) Gloria.

14. What injury does Saul have?
(a) He has lost a finger.
(b) He has lost an arm.
(c) He has lost an eye.
(d) He has had a broken leg.

15. Who is the pastor in "Thrust Counter Thrust"?
(a) Elton.
(b) Everton.
(c) Donaldson.
(d) Westland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Johnny B remember about when Ukie died?

2. What does Harold not do once while listening to the street prophet in "Harlem"?

3. What does Tyros decide to do after he is done at the universities?

4. Who does Tyros meet in the largest city he moves through?

5. What form does the lake itself take?

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