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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) Prays over it.
(c) Throws it in the river.
(d) Puts it in a coffin.

2. What do the three children look to cross in "The Crossing"?
(a) A road.
(b) A bridge.
(c) A mountain.
(d) A treeline.

3. What shacks are supposed to be haunted?
(a) The Canebrake shacks.
(b) The Henderson Shacks.
(c) The Bertram Shacks.
(d) The Richard Shacks.

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

5. How does Bubba feel about his sister?
(a) Protective.
(b) Angry.
(c) Suspicious.
(d) Jealous.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grease say he did in the well?

2. Who does Layton live with in "A Boll of Roses"?

3. How does Tate get his name?

4. Who is Layton's grandmother's good friend?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who saves Fon from lynching in "Fon"?

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

7. What is the reason the story "Double Nigger" is so titled?

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

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

10. What will happen to people who curse the Echo Tree in "Echo Tree"?

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