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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator take his son in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon?
(a) To the nanny's apartment.
(b) To his mom.
(c) Downstairs to the babysitter.
(d) To daycare.

2. Who did Jesse beat while he was at work earlier that day?
(a) The head gang leader.
(b) The leader from the protests.
(c) No one.
(d) The head prisoner.

3. When does the teacher write to his brother, Sonny?
(a) After his own daughter dies.
(b) After their mother dies.
(c) After his brother's ex wife dies.
(d) After he has a memory about his mother.

4. Where is the narrator moving from in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon?
(a) China.
(b) Paris.
(c) Rome.
(d) Hungary.

5. What does Ruth know her roommate is doing after he makes his suggestion to her in Come Out the Wilderness?
(a) Avoiding lies that bring tension.
(b) Relieving her anxiety.
(c) Letting her go slowing and painfully.
(d) Being truthful and up front.

6. In Sonny's Blues, what does the teacher wonder as he lies in his bed the first night Sonny is out of prison staying with him?
(a) If he should search his room.
(b) If his brother will use again.
(c) If he could have prevented his brother from being in this situation.
(d) If his brother really is clean.

7. What is Ruth reluctant to tell Mr. Davis in Come Out the Wilderness?
(a) Where she lives.
(b) Her fears.
(c) Too much about herself.
(d) Her dreams.

8. What does the narrator worry no one understands in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon?
(a) His fear of rejection.
(b) The kind of country America is.
(c) His fear of discrimination.
(d) His passion for Paris.

9. In Going to Meet the Man, what is unfortunate about the blacks in Jesse's town according to Jesse?
(a) They are healthy.
(b) They do not work at all.
(c) Their homes are spread out from each other.
(d) They are moderately wealthy.

10. Who thanks the narrator for "showing other blacks it can be done" in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon?
(a) Renee.
(b) Ruth Ann.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Ruth.

11. Where did the teacher's wife learn Sonny was not going, during his stay while the teacher was overseas?
(a) Eating.
(b) His homework.
(c) Going to school.
(d) Taking tests.

12. In Going to Meet the Man, what does the memory of the black man being tortured and killed enable Jesse to do?
(a) Achieve an erection and make love to his wife.
(b) Achieve pleasure from pain.
(c) Achieve satisfaction.
(d) Release his hatred of blacks.

13. How did the teacher's daughter die?
(a) A car accident.
(b) From cancer.
(c) From a heat stroke.
(d) From polio.

14. In Come Out the Wilderness, who does Ruth's roommate tell her he is having lunch with?
(a) A co-worker.
(b) A friend.
(c) A model.
(d) A client.

15. What does Ruth wonder about her roommate as she accepts her new job in Come Out the Wilderness?
(a) Where she will go on vacation with her bonus time.
(b) What Paul will think about her making more money.
(c) How her mom will react.
(d) What she will buy Paul with her extra money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the narrator and his friend go in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon?

2. Where is the narrator's sister from in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon?

3. Who was seen taking money from one of the girl's purses in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon?

4. Where does Sonny stay upon being released from prison?

5. Who calls Ruth before her roommate does in Come Out the Wilderness?

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