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

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

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

4. Which of the characters is the group's warlord?
(a) Alphaeus.
(b) Dewey.
(c) Slick.
(d) Conchos.

5. What is it rumored that Billy lost fighting a redneck near Limehouse, SC?
(a) His left ear.
(b) His big toe.
(c) His right pinky finger.
(d) His left eye.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does May Day mean each year?

2. Which of the following characters is the hearing officer?

3. What happens when Billy goes into the general store to buy an orange soda?

4. What does Butler's wife advise him to do?

5. What is Butler's regular complaint?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Butler's obsession that becomes his theme as he delivers his sermons?

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

3. What happens when Billy tries to buy an orange soda at a general store in South Carolina?

4. What does Mrs. Farragot do that causes someone to call the police?

5. What does Butler forbid in his shop and why does he forbid them?

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

7. What does William feel obliged to do for Billy and why does he feel obliged to do it?

8. What does the woman say Billy would need to do to be able to get promoted and how does he spend his time instead?

9. What does the narrator say that the best men do and do not?

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

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