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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 someone in the crowd throw at the police car in "Harlem"?
(a) A book.
(b) A stone.
(c) A brick.
(d) An arrow.

2. What does Mr. Westland do for a living?
(a) He is a shop keeper.
(b) He is a doctor.
(c) He is a lawyer.
(d) He is a reverend.

3. What is Johnny B doing when the reader meets him in "Rope of Wind"?
(a) Studying.
(b) Picking cotton.
(c) Fishing.
(d) Driving a truck.

4. Where did Lon die?
(a) Korea.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) Iraq.
(d) Afghanistan.

5. Who is the street prophet in "Harlem"?
(a) Elder Henry.
(b) Elder Richards.
(c) Elder Fred.
(d) Elder Dawud.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Devil leave behind when he leaves in "Devil Bird"?

2. What is one thing Big Mo feels "never tells a lie"?

3. What kind of hair does Tito have?

4. What kind of hours do Smithy and Tito work?

5. What do the group of young men buy Tyros on his way to university?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Rope of Wind," why is Johnny B afraid of the men who stop him in the beginning?

2. In "Harlem," what part does Harold take in the protests?

3. In "Thrust Counter Thrust," how does Saul feel about Lon's death in Korea?

4. In "The University of Man," why does Tyros take his journey?

5. In "Six Days You Shall Labor," what happens when Big Mo sells the pecans at church?

6. In "The Distributors," what does Carl tell the construction company about his friend Kenny?

7. In "Rope of Wind," why do the white men kill Mr. Westland?

8. In "Harlem," what does Elder Dawud say the people should do?

9. Why does the man in the crowd who has to be removed in "Harlem" become agitated?

10. How does Saul's inability to enlist in the army in "Thrust Counter Thrust" affect his feelings about Lon's death?

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