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

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

3. Where did the teacher return from when his mother died?
(a) The Peace Corp.
(b) The Army.
(c) The Air Force.
(d) The Navy.

4. What does the narrator not want for his son in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon?
(a) To change homelands.
(b) To suffer.
(c) To adapt to the American culture.
(d) To lose his French speaking skills.

5. Who does Ruth listen to talk about her boss in Come Out the Wilderness?
(a) Other secretaries.
(b) Other men.
(c) Other CEO's.
(d) The janitors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Sonny play night and day while the teacher was gone overseas in Sonny's Blues?

2. Who thanks the narrator for "showing other blacks it can be done" in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon?

3. In This Morning, This Evening, So Soon who does the narrator ask to join him and his party of friends?

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

5. Why was Jess not surprised by the kid he beat up?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Mr. Davis.

2. In Going to Meet the Man, what does the memory of 8 year old Jesse allow him to do as an adult?

3. Describe Ruth Bowman's living situation in Come Out the Wilderness.

4. Describe how the teacher's daughter dies.

5. What does Paul suggest to Ruth that makes her defenseless?

6. What does the narrator not want his son to feel in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon?

7. In Sonny's Blues, why did the teacher's mother tell Sonny the story about his uncle's death?

8. What happened the last time the narrator went to America in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon?

9. In Going to Meet the Man, describe Jesse's memory from his childhood.

10. What does Ruth think about as she accepts her new job offer?

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