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

2. Which of the following doesn't Tommy's father threaten to do to Butler?
(a) Shut down Butler's church.
(b) Run all the "Toms" out of town.
(c) Give him his own haircut.
(d) Shut down the Butler's barbershop.

3. What does Willis say to R.V.?
(a) Curtis sent me.
(b) I need your help.
(c) The Henry Street Gang is going to kill me.
(d) I got a problem in community relations.

4. Which of the following two professions does John Butler practice?
(a) Barber and preacher.
(b) Preacher and bookie.
(c) Shoe shiner and barber.
(d) Shoe shiner and bookie.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Billy do as the prison guard leads him away?

2. What does the father of the girl Billy impregnates insist?

3. Which character is nicknamed Eldorado?

4. What profession does Corliss Milford practice?

5. Which of the following characters seems deeply moved by Farragot's story?

Short Essay Questions

1. What factors does Butler spend his afternoon thinking about in regards to his situation?

2. What does R.V. guarantee Willis and what does Willis plan to do with his guarantee?

3. What does R.V. says in the only concern for Willis and R.V.?

4. Why is Tarwell considering hiring Butler and how does Butler feel about this?

5. What happens when Willis Davis tries to join the Henry Street guys?

6. How does Willis confront Jones and what does Willis say to him?

7. When does the meeting in Chicago occur in Billy's life?

8. What doesn't Mrs. Boswell abide and for what is she determined to prepare the boys?

9. Describe Gweneth Lawson as seen through the narrator's eyes.

10. Where do people say Billy died and what is the truth?

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