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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the mayor of Chicago when Claude's father was growing up?
(a) Richard J. Daley.
(b) Michael A. Bilandic.
(c) Harold Washington.
(d) David Duvall Orr.

2. What is Janice wearing when Claude first meets her?
(a) Blue t-shirt and jeans.
(b) Pink t-shirt and baggy sweatpants.
(c) Purple t-shirt and baggy sweatpants.
(d) Green t-shirt and khakis.

3. Where did Claude's father grow up?
(a) South Shore.
(b) South Lawndale.
(c) Pullman.
(d) Garfield Ridge.

4. In "Euclid Avenue," what flowers does Claude remember that his grandmother use to plop him down and sit by him?
(a) Peonies.
(b) Tulips.
(c) Daisies.
(d) Hawaiian violets.

5. Where did Coach's wife go when she left him with two babies?
(a) Florida.
(b) New York City.
(c) Colorado.
(d) Boston.

6. How old was Claude when he saw a patrolman pistol whip a boy in handcuffs?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 7.
(d) 9.

7. What does Nugget eat when he and Claude are in the principal's office in "Bubbly and Nugget"?
(a) Road beef sandwich.
(b) Ham and cheese sandwich.
(c) Peanut butter sandwich.
(d) Bologna sandwich.

8. What do the Jackson parents teach at Chicago State?
(a) Economics.
(b) Medieval literature.
(c) Ancient Greek literature.
(d) Philosophy.

9. What did Claude's father fight a man for calling him in "Euclid Avenue"?
(a) Frederick Douglass.
(b) Jesse Owens.
(c) Thurgood Marshall.
(d) Booker T. Washington.

10. In "Janice and the Redbelters," what football team does Janice invite Claude over to watch?
(a) Browns.
(b) Bears.
(c) Bengals.
(d) Lions.

11. When Mrs. Bev's divorce starts, how many lunches does she bring to class?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

12. What is Bubbly's real name?
(a) Annie.
(b) Sally.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Tiffany.

13. What did Claude's father once want to get a doctorate in?
(a) Art history.
(b) Impressionism art.
(c) High Renaissance art.
(d) Surrealism art.

14. Where do Jonah and his family move?
(a) Missouri.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Virginia.

15. In "Riot," for how many days do Claude and his family not leave the house?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 5 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Fog," how old was Claude when his father invited Coach for Thanksgiving?

2. What school do Grandma and Paul send Claude to in "Bubbly and Nugget" after an altercation with the principal?

3. In Sixty-Third Street Beach, what stones were in Claude's mother's bracelets?

4. In "Chester Dexter and Renaissance," where do Claude and the others go to eat after partying?

5. When did Paul, Grandma, and Claude's mother move to Chicago?

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