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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. Who is crying in another room upon Gabriel's return home?
(a) His oldest son.
(b) His sister.
(c) His wife.
(d) His daughter.

2. Where was Peter's most recent performance?
(a) New York City.
(b) Memphis.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Chicago.

3. When does the annual outing occur?
(a) Easter.
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) The 4th of July.
(d) Memorial Day.

4. Where do the Grimes' boys sit every Saturday in The Rockpile?
(a) The window ledge.
(b) The fire escape.
(c) Their back porch.
(d) Their front porch.

5. What memory does Eric remember in The Man Child?
(a) Christmas when he was 9.
(b) The birthday party they had for Eric's dad.
(c) Christmas when he was 8.
(d) The birthday party they had for Jamie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the author mention is specifically usually in attendance at the outing?

2. Who finally is able to approach Sylvia?

3. What does Gabriel make a point to tell John?

4. Why does Eric think his mother will be angry at him?

5. When do the actions of Previous Conditions most likely take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Roy is at the rockpile?

2. What does Peter realize in Harlem?

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

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

5. Describe what Elizabeth fears in The Rockpile.

6. Describe what the children are told will happen if they play on the rockpile in The Rockpile.

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

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

9. In The Outing, what does the church do every 4th of July and why?

10. Describe Ida's relationship with her husband.

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