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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. Where did Eric's father take Eric in his memory?
(a) On a walk.
(b) To the treehouse.
(c) No where.
(d) To the factory.

2. When do the actions of Previous Conditions most likely take place?
(a) The 1920s.
(b) The 1970s.
(c) The 1950s or 60s.
(d) The 1930s or 40s.

3. What is Eric doing at the beginning of The Man Child?
(a) Walking across the fields.
(b) Singing.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Running home.

4. Who does Gabriel turn his rage to after he yells at his wife?
(a) Roy.
(b) His sister.
(c) John.
(d) His daughter.

5. Who finally is able to approach Sylvia?
(a) David and Roy.
(b) David and John.
(c) John and Roy.
(d) Roy and Elisha.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days go by before Peter gets a visitor?

2. Where does Eric's mom send him when he arrives home for supper?

3. What is Gabriel's wife supremely fearful of?

4. In The Outing, what does Sylvia ask David?

5. Where does Peter go to in Harlem?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what the Grimes boys do on Saturdays.

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

3. Describe how Peter behaves at the restaurant with Ida in Previous Condition.

4. Describe Gabriel.

5. Describe why Eric's mother has been in the hospital.

6. Why will Jamie never have children, according to Eric's father?

7. What does Peter realize in Harlem?

8. Why does Gabriel turn his anger from Roy to John?

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

10. Describe Ida's relationship with her husband.

(see the answer keys)

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