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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 is Harold's last name?
(a) Kane.
(b) Henderson.
(c) Richards.
(d) Henries.

2. What form does the lake itself take?
(a) A lady.
(b) A dog.
(c) A man.
(d) A cat.

3. Who is looking for a job in "The Man Who Could See Through Fog"?
(a) Helen.
(b) Jim.
(c) Richard.
(d) Smithy.

4. Who drives the fogger machine when Smithy first starts working with it?
(a) Henry.
(b) Ryan.
(c) Tito.
(d) Jim.

5. Who kills Nathan's dog in "Children of the Son"?
(a) Nathan.
(b) Jubal.
(c) Lance.
(d) Henry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator's grandfather in "Devil Bird"?

2. What happens to Mr. Jackson at the very end of "Invasion"?

3. What does Harold not do once while listening to the street prophet in "Harlem"?

4. Who at the corporation instructs Kenny and Carl to see no one but him?

5. What does Johnny B remember about when Ukie died?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In "Six Days You Shall Labor," what do Big Mo and the others do after being told not to pick the pecans?

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

7. What do both the devil and God want to consult repeatedly in the story "Devil Bird"?

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

9. In "Thrust Counter Thrust," how does Saul lose his eye?

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

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