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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 walks with Bubba and his sister in "The Crossing"?
(a) Lester.
(b) Jimmy Croon.
(c) Johnny B.
(d) Henry.

2. Who does Layton like in "A Boll of Roses"?
(a) Jen.
(b) Rosemarie.
(c) Hattie.
(d) Helen.

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

4. What does Jimmy threaten to do to Bubba's sister in "The Crossing"?
(a) Shoot her.
(b) Frame her for a crime.
(c) Beat her.
(d) Throw her off the bridge.

5. Who stops Tate and his friends on the road?
(a) Tate's mother.
(b) Fish's father.
(c) A white man in a truck.
(d) Grease's brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the men in "Rope of the Wind" go after Mr. Westland?

2. What does the billboard in "Fon" say?

3. What does Mack need from his mother?

4. What boat does Fish-Hound think one takes to heaven?

5. What does Headeye find in "Ark of Bones"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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