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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. What does Johnny B do with Mr. Westland's body?
(a) Saves it from being desecrated further.
(b) Throws it in the river.
(c) Puts it in a coffin.
(d) Prays over it.

2. How does Blue get his name?
(a) He is so black he seems blue.
(b) He is always slow.
(c) He is always sad.
(d) No one knows.

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

4. What do Layton's grandmother and her friend clean on the porch?
(a) Corn.
(b) Zucchini.
(c) Peas.
(d) Tomatoes.

5. What game do Mack's parents play often in "A Harlem Game"?
(a) Cricket.
(b) Cards.
(c) Tennis.
(d) Croquet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mack want to go with his friend?

2. Why are the guards reluctant to let the white patrons in?

3. What does Layton plan to, but then never give, the object of his affection in "A Boll of Roses"?

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

5. Who does the old scout meet before joining the parade?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Layton waiting for in "Goodbye, Sweetwater"?

2. What happens to the white people who talk their way into the club to hear Probe in "Will the Circle Be Unbroken"?

3. In "Ark of Bones," what is Headeye known for?

4. How do the police treat the main characters in "Strike and Fade"?

5. What do the crew pull out of the water in "Ark of Bones"?

6. In "Fon," what hits Nillmon's car?

7. In "Rope of Wind," what happens to the prisoner at the end?

8. What does Nillmon intend to do to Fon in "Fon"?

9. What is one reason Dumas has the characters constantly joking in "Double Nigger"?

10. Where does Headeye go in "Ark of Bones" at the end of the story?

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