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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 color is Bubba's sister's dress in "The Crossing"?
(a) Pink.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Purple.
(d) Blue.

2. What is Nillmon's profession?
(a) Accountant.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Cop.
(d) Landscaper.

3. Where does Headeye go at the end of the story?
(a) To his mother's.
(b) To college.
(c) Off with the men on the ark.
(d) To heaven.

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

5. What happens to the blackbird's wings in "The Eagle the Dove and the Blackbird"?
(a) They fall off.
(b) One is broken in a storm.
(c) He bites them.
(d) The Eagle cuts them off.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jimmy threaten to do to Bubba's sister in "The Crossing"?

2. What shacks are supposed to be haunted?

3. Who stops Tate and his friends on the road?

4. Who walks with Bubba and his sister in "The Crossing"?

5. What does Mr. Westland ask Johnny B to do in "Rope of the Wind"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In "Will the Circle Be Unbroken," what instrument does Probe play and how did he get it?

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

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

8. What seems to be the purpose of the work the men on the ark do in "Ark of Bones"?

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

10. How does Layton Bridges generally feel in "Goodbye, Sweetwater"?

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