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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Previous Condition.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jamie do to Eric?
(a) Shoots him.
(b) Breaks his neck.
(c) Breaks his arm.
(d) Hits him with a shovel.

2. What body part is Eric washing as Jamie comes up to him?
(a) His feet.
(b) His hair.
(c) His face.
(d) His hands.

3. What is Previous Conditions about?
(a) How to enjoy life's small things.
(b) Accepting one's race.
(c) How the world is unkind to the black race.
(d) How to escape life's depressing moments.

4. Who carries the brother home in The Rockpile?
(a) John.
(b) Someone.
(c) Roy.
(d) Elizabeth.

5. What does Brother Elisha go and get for Sylvia?
(a) Lemonade.
(b) Some fruit.
(c) A beer.
(d) A sandwich.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suggests to Peter he fight the eviction?

2. Who does Peter buy a drink for at the end of Previous Conditions?

3. In The Rockpile, what happens after the boy is hit in the head?

4. Who is Eric's father's best friend?

5. In Previous Conditions, what does Peter realize after he has a few drinks in Harlem?

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