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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 the teacher return from when his mother died?
(a) The Air Force.
(b) The Army.
(c) The Navy.
(d) The Peace Corp.
2. Where does the narrator take his son in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon?
(a) To his mom.
(b) To the nanny's apartment.
(c) To daycare.
(d) Downstairs to the babysitter.
3. How old was Jesse when he remembers his memory about his mother and father in Going to Meet the Man?
(a) 9.
(b) 10.
(c) 7.
(d) 8
4. In This Morning, This Evening, So Soon who does the narrator ask to join him and his party of friends?
(a) Boon.
(b) Boona.
(c) Button.
(d) Baloona.
5. What does Ruth wonder about her coworkers?
(a) What they think about African Americans in general.
(b) What they would do if Mr. Davis asked them out.
(c) What they think about her.
(d) What they would think if they knew about her and her roommate.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Ruth know her roommate is doing after he makes his suggestion to her in Come Out the Wilderness?
2. What does Jesse tell his wife about when he can't sleep?
3. What begins to play in Jesse's head as he thinks about the unacceptable idea of burning the black race down?
4. In Sonny's Blues, who does the teacher not attempt to contact at the beginning of the story?
5. Why is burning the black race in his community unacceptable to Jesse in Going to Meet the Man?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened the last time the narrator went to America in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon?
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 what Ruth says to the narrator in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon.
4. What does the narrator not want his son to feel in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon?
5. In Sonny's Blues, why did the teacher's mother tell Sonny the story about his uncle's death?
6. Why is Jess frustrated at the beginning of Going to Meet the Man?
7. Who feels guilty about Sonny's drug use?
8. Describe Ruth Bowman's living situation in Come Out the Wilderness.
9. Describe the narrator's last night in Paris.
10. What does Paul suggest to Ruth that makes her defenseless?
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