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

2. What does Ella ask God?
(a) Why he won't listen to her.
(b) Why he won't give Tarwell a chance.
(c) Why she married a man with such a hard head.
(d) Why she stays with the man.

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

4. What profession does Corliss Milford practice?
(a) Attorney.
(b) Physician.
(c) Judge.
(d) Government worker.

5. What is Billy's job at Dillingham Automotives, Inc.?
(a) Getting the cars ready to be picked up.
(b) Keeping the cars and the car lot safe.
(c) Selling cars to blacks.
(d) Tracking down blacks who default on their car loans.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Corliss waiting in Mary Farragot's apartment?

2. Which of the following is true about the narrator's father?

3. How did the narrator indicate he hurt his nose?

4. What does Dewey say will happen if Willis cooperates with R.V.?

5. What does Butler forbid in his barber shop?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Willis confused about in regards to joining the Henry Street guys?

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

3. What happens to Billy's parents and the relationship between Billy and William?

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

5. What complaint does Butler have about young blacks?

6. Describe the scar on the woman that fascinates the narrator.

7. How does Gloria's husband feel about square dancing and why is it surprising he feels this way?

8. What happens when the narrator of this story asks the woman sitting in the waiting room how she got the scar on her face?

9. What does Milford's brief say about his client and what does this seem to contradict?

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

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