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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. In "Leaving and Asking," what does the man do that Claude's mother married?
(a) Janitor.
(b) Makes boats.
(c) School teacher.
(d) Plumber.

2. Where did Claude imagine that he and Simone might work together?
(a) The Star.
(b) Post Disptach.
(c) Intelligencer.
(d) The Tribune.

3. What does Chester Dexter do for a living after he is injured his sophomore year at Ohio State?
(a) Becomes a lawyer.
(b) Sells shoes.
(c) Sells cars.
(d) Becomes an accountant.

4. In "Leaving and Askikng," where does Janice think she should live in Missouri?
(a) Bowling Green.
(b) Amsterdam.
(c) Carrollton.
(d) Eldon.

5. In "Sociology #1," when was a Black veteran arrested for trying to enter the American Legion?
(a) 1937.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1939.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Simone and Claude to do their research for the school newspaper?

2. Where is Chester Dexter going when he asks Janice to leave with him?

3. How much money did Janice get at the nightclub for each bottle of liquor she sold?

4. In "Sunset," what is a man wearing at the bus station who says goodbye to two children?

5. When was Obama elected president for the first-time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What meeting does Claude's RA have in "Icebreaker"?

2. How does Claude describe the stop the bus makes in Springfield?

3. Why does Claude try to call Janice in "Interlude"?

4. Who do Janice and Claude encounter in the office of Loka House?

5. Why does Claude think that Whitney is scared in "The Prairie Executioner #2"?

6. How do Paul and Grandma act when it is time for Claude to go to Missouri for college?

7. What is the conversation when Claude gets an acceptance letter from Missouri?

8. Why has Janice come to Missouri?

9. In "Reunion," what does Janice look like?

10. What is the Prairie Executioner?

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