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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does R.V. tell them at Slick's that Willis is?
(a) Community collector.
(b) Accountant.
(c) Relations officer.
(d) Enforcer.

2. Which of the following characters is the hearing officer?
(a) Farragot.
(b) Cripps.
(c) Winfield.
(d) Wilson.

3. Why is Tarwell considering hiring Butler as an assistant pastor?
(a) To rejoin the black community.
(b) So Tarwell can go into politics.
(c) To allow the two congregations to join.
(d) To make Butler feel useful.

4. Why does the narrator's father refuse to write him another note?
(a) He does not want him singing.
(b) He is tired of the boy changing his mind.
(c) He thinks it will help him get over Gweneth.
(d) He spent a lot of money on his outfit.

5. What does Gweneth do to the narrator that he laughs at as he remembers it much later?
(a) Hugs.
(b) Laughs.
(c) Kisses.
(d) Smiles.

6. What does the narrator tell Mrs. Boswell at recess that makes her laugh?
(a) That he cannot dance.
(b) That he would rather be a plaiter.
(c) That he wants to be partners with Gweneth.
(d) That Leon hurt him.

7. Who is the narrator in this story?
(a) Gweneth.
(b) Gloria's husband.
(c) Mrs. Boswell.
(d) Gloria.

8. Who does Mrs. Boswell use as her foil when telling the boys how to find wives?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Leon.
(c) Gloria.
(d) Clarence.

9. What is Billy Renfro accomplished at doing?
(a) Gambling.
(b) Selling.
(c) Lying.
(d) Killing.

10. How much did Tommy pay for his haircut?
(a) $1.00.
(b) $.75
(c) $.50
(d) $1.50.

11. What does the father of the girl Billy impregnates insist?
(a) He marry the girl.
(b) He disappear never to return.
(c) He move in with the both of them.
(d) He feed the baby for 21 years.

12. What does Tommy Gilmore want from Butler?
(a) A sermon.
(b) A place to work.
(c) An Afro.
(d) A shoe shine.

13. What does Mrs. Farragot explain to her attorney about Winfield?
(a) That he is intimidated by judges.
(b) That he often talks around a point.
(c) That he doesn't know what to say.
(d) That he doesn't like white people.

14. What does Milford admire about Winfield?
(a) His knowledge of the law.
(b) His understanding of the scene and actions.
(c) His devotion to his neighbor.
(d) His style and desire to look proper.

15. What does Billy say that he learned in the war?
(a) How to spy on people.
(b) Discipline.
(c) Ways to hurt others.
(d) Explosive technology.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it rumored that Billy lost fighting a redneck near Limehouse, SC?

2. Why does Tommy's father "kick (Butler's) ass"?

3. Why do many of the boys get off at Gweneth's stop?

4. How many doctors has the woman seen?

5. What does Butler believe shaping the hair of boys does for them?

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