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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. Who is supposed to come and bring Layton to his mother?
(a) His cousin.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) His father.
(d) Mr. Stubbs.

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

3. Who does Fon say will save him?
(a) His sister.
(b) Himself.
(c) His mother.
(d) His brother.

4. What does Layton plan to, but then never give, the object of his affection in "A Boll of Roses"?
(a) Chocolates.
(b) A book.
(c) A flower.
(d) Clothes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Layton's last name in "Goodbye, Sweetwater"?

2. Who was in the valley of dry bones, according to Headye?

3. What happens if you curse the echo tree in "Echo Tree"?

4. What does the white man who arrives ask Layton's grandmother for?

5. Who is the dead brother in "Echo Tree"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Bubba's main objective in "The Crossing"?

2. In "A Harlem Game," how does Mack's father treat him?

3. In "Double Nigger," what are the characters desperate for?

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

5. What are Layton Fields' aspirations in "A Boll of Roses"?

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

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

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

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

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

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