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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what does Wilson have an odd fascination?
(a) Farragot's expression.
(b) Milford's silver hair.
(c) Winfield's red handkerchief.
(d) Farragot's earrings.

2. What makes Billy appear to strut?
(a) A war wound.
(b) His personality.
(c) A birth defect.
(d) His advice.

3. Who is the narrator of the story?
(a) The secretary.
(b) The nurse.
(c) A patient.
(d) The doctor.

4. What does the man do to R.V. that causes him to order Aubrey to take him out?
(a) Takes his gun away.
(b) Trips R.V. and causes him to fall.
(c) Calls the police.
(d) Punches him in the face.

5. Where is William hoping to meet Billy?
(a) Houston.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Harper's farm.

6. Who is looking for Billy at the end of the tale?
(a) Inner City.
(b) Dillingham.
(c) Earline.
(d) William.

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

8. How does Winfield describe the street on the night in question?
(a) Like a parade on Easter Sunday.
(b) Like a musical.
(c) Like a stage.
(d) Like a convention of Italian gangsters.

9. Why does Mrs. Boswell tell Leon he cannot go out to dance?
(a) He doesn't know the steps.
(b) He was too rude and mean to the narrator.
(c) He makes to much noise.
(d) He has razors on his shoes.

10. What does Butler forbid in his barber shop?
(a) Shaving.
(b) Fancy cuts.
(c) Beards.
(d) Shoe shines.

11. How does Butler reply when Ella says she should have married someone different?
(a) She can leave whenever she wants.
(b) She should give the next sermon.
(c) She can't do better than him.
(d) She knows she loves him.

12. What does the note from the narrator's father say will happen if he has to dance?
(a) He will not show up for the show.
(b) He will cry and ruin the show.
(c) He will stand there and refuse to move.
(d) He will cause others to be hurt.

13. What does Leon's costume have that clanks?
(a) Lots of jewlery.
(b) Spurs.
(c) Fake guns.
(d) Huge belt buckle.

14. How long after Billy goes to work for Dillingham does the meeting in Chicago occur?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 13 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 5 years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Teddy when he fights for the knife after the woman is stabbed?

2. What is Farragot concerned about when she whispers to Milford?

3. Which of the following characters dismisses country music as a valid art form?

4. Who does Mrs. Boswell use as her foil when telling the boys how to find wives?

5. Why does Willis have to avoid Bertha, the cook?

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