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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. Which son is not Gabriel's biological son?
(a) Roy.
(b) John and Roy.
(c) John.
(d) Richard.

2. Where does the boat arrive as the community scatters?
(a) Bear Trap.
(b) Bear Mountain.
(c) Squirell Mountain.
(d) Bird Mounatin.

3. At the end of The Man Child, what does Eric tell Jamie he can have?
(a) His dog.
(b) All his land.
(c) All his money.
(d) His dad's business.

4. Who would one day inherit the land Eric is to inherit from his father?
(a) Eric's brother's children.
(b) Jamie's children.
(c) Eric's children.
(d) Jamie's wife.

5. Who has an outing every summer in The Outing?
(a) The school.
(b) The church.
(c) Work.
(d) The factory.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the boys in The Outing wait for upon arriving to their destination?

2. Where was Peter's most recent performance?

3. What is Eric doing at the beginning of The Man Child?

4. In The Man Child, what does Eric notice changes after Eric's mother returns home from the hospital?

5. In Previous Conditions, what is Peter threatened with that makes him agree to leave the apartment building?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Peter's friends suggest he fight in Previous Condition?

2. In The Man Child, describe Eric's conversation with his father about his inheritance.

3. In The Outing, why does Gabriel get angry and feel powerless?

4. Why does David begin to feel like a sinner?

5. In Previous Condition, what does Peter do at the end of the story?

6. Describe the community's festivities as they arrive at their destination in The Outing.

7. Describe who Jamie is.

8. What does Peter realize in Harlem?

9. Describe what Previous Condition is about.

10. Describe what the Grimes boys do on Saturdays.

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