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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 river does Fish-Hound wander near?
(a) The Mississippi.
(b) The Chicago.
(c) The Raven.
(d) The Tallahatchee.

2. What hits Nillmon's windshield?
(a) An arrow.
(b) A person.
(c) A deer.
(d) A rabbit.

3. 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.

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

5. What is the name of the club in "Will The Circle Be Unbroken"?
(a) The Hothouse.
(b) The Wire.
(c) The Ring.
(d) The Sound Barrier Club.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Mack's parents drink while they play their game?

3. How do the white men who come to kill Fon die themselves?

4. What color is Bubba's sister's dress in "The Crossing"?

5. How does Bubba feel about his sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. What famous tragedy do the characters in "The Crossing" reference?

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

3. Why does Layton's grandmother tell him to give the white man who comes to collect money the good water in "Goodbye, Sweetwater"?

4. What does Layton's flower in "A Boll of Roses" symbolize?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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