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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What bookstore is an important meeting place in "Harlem"?
(a) Mark's.
(b) Winston's.
(c) Helen's.
(d) Micheval's.

2. What does Carl tell the construction crew about Kenny in "The Distributors"?
(a) He can not come back to work because he is sick.
(b) He is a manager now.
(c) He will be back soon.
(d) He has died.

3. What kind of hours do Smithy and Tito work?
(a) Only weekends.
(b) Just nights.
(c) Just days.
(d) All hours of day and night.

4. Who owns the press in "Six Days You Shall Labor"?
(a) Collier.
(b) Big Mo.
(c) Richardson.
(d) Henley.

5. What does Johnny B remember about when Ukie died?
(a) There was a crowd cheering the killing.
(b) His blood ran all over the ground and dried under the porch.
(c) The police questioned everyone about the death thoroughly.
(d) He does not remember Ukie's death.

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

7. Who gets hired by the corporation in "The Distributors"?
(a) Richard.
(b) Elton.
(c) John.
(d) Kenny.

8. Who is Saul's brother?
(a) Henry.
(b) Lon.
(c) John.
(d) Lenny.

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

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

11. Who did Lon and Saul fight alongside with?
(a) John.
(b) Henry.
(c) Richard.
(d) Jim.

12. Who calls Mr. Jackson in "Invasion"?
(a) His wife.
(b) His boss.
(c) His daughter.
(d) His cousin.

13. What do the men want to harvest in "Six Days You Shall Labor"?
(a) Pecans.
(b) Lemons.
(c) Oranges.
(d) Cotton.

14. What do the white men do to Mr. Westland?
(a) Take him to jail.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Kill him.
(d) Crown him as a king.

15. What does the Lieutenant accuse Knotterwing of?
(a) Suspicion.
(b) Anger.
(c) Unnecessary stubborness.
(d) Ineptitude.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Harold's last name?

2. Who was the mother of Lon's child?

3. How did Saul get his injury?

4. What does someone in the crowd throw at the police car in "Harlem"?

5. What is another word for pecans?

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