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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Come Out the Wilderness, how does Ruth feel about her roommate's suggestion?
(a) Undesirable.
(b) Ugly.
(c) Unneeded.
(d) She has no defense should an affair happen.

2. In Sonny's Blues, who does the teacher run into after school one day?
(a) His brother's friend.
(b) His brother.
(c) His brother's ex wife.
(d) His sister.

3. What was Jesse told to stop while he was working earlier that day?
(a) The singers from singing.
(b) Prisoners from yelling.
(c) People from screaming outside.
(d) The protestors from protesting.

4. Who is the other black employee at Ruth's work?
(a) Mr. Davia.
(b) Mr. Daves.
(c) Mr. David.
(d) Mr. Davis.

5. In Going to Meet the Man, where did Jesse and his parents go before driving back home in Jesse's memory?
(a) The local diner.
(b) Jesse's grandpas.
(c) Jesse's grandmas.
(d) A nearby town.

6. In This Morning, This Evening, So Soon where does the narrator promise to take his son before they leave for America?
(a) The playground.
(b) Dinner.
(c) The park.
(d) Lunch.

7. Why is Jesse frustrated at the start of Going to Meet the Man?
(a) He is hungry.
(b) He is hot.
(c) He cannot fall asleep.
(d) He cannot get an erection.

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

9. Who is Ruth Bowman living with in Come Out the Wilderness?
(a) Paul.
(b) Pat.
(c) Preston.
(d) Patrick.

10. Who rings the doorbell while the narrator is showering in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon?
(a) Vinney.
(b) Vincent.
(c) Vivian.
(d) Vidal.

11. Who does the narrator in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon go out with?
(a) Vidal.
(b) Vincent.
(c) Vivian.
(d) Vinny.

12. What begins to play in Jesse's head as he thinks about the unacceptable idea of burning the black race down?
(a) A drum cadence.
(b) A phrase his dad used to say.
(c) A song his slave used to sing him.
(d) A song.

13. What offer does Ruth receive at work in Come Out the Wilderness?
(a) To move to Europe.
(b) A new office.
(c) A pay raise.
(d) To be Mr. Davis's private secretary.

14. In Going to Meet the Man, who did the person Jesse beat up turn out to be related to?
(a) A woman he used to collect money from.
(b) A woman he used to work for.
(c) A woman he used to take money to.
(d) A woman he used to live next to.

15. In This Morning, This Evening, So Soon who does the narrator ask to join him and his party of friends?
(a) Boon.
(b) Baloona.
(c) Button.
(d) Boona.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Sonny tell the teacher he wanted to be when he returned home after their mother died?

2. Where are the women going at the beginning of This Morning, This Evening, So Soon?

3. Where did the teacher's wife learn Sonny was not going, during his stay while the teacher was overseas?

4. What does Jesse's wife tell him to do at the start of Going to Meet the Man?

5. 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?

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