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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As she sat on the landing listening to Miss Brown's radio, where did Mick want be?
(a) The movies.
(b) A concert.
(c) Visiting with Mr. Singer.
(d) The attic where she could be alone.

2. What does Antonapoulos do once a week?
(a) Go out dancing.
(b) Invite his cousin to dinner.
(c) Go out for steak.
(d) Have his photograph taken.

3. Who is Mick Kelley?
(a) A girl from a large family who dresses like a boy.
(b) An orphaned girl who lives on the street.
(c) A boy from the neighborhood.
(d) A Jewish boy from a wealthy family.

4. What does Lucille tell Biff not to do?
(a) Mourn.
(b) Think backwards.
(c) Wear blinders.
(d) Marry again.

5. What is the essay contest supposed to be about?
(a) An essay on the person's life.
(b) An essay on what the writer wanted to do when they have grown up.
(c) An essay on how the writer would improve life for the negro race.
(d) An essay on how the writer would do away with the caucasian race.

6. What kind of house does Dr. Copeland live in?
(a) A frame house painted pristine white.
(b) He lives in an apartment above his clinic.
(c) A brick and stucco home.
(d) A clapboard house.

7. In July, where does Mr. Singer go to visit his friend?
(a) To visit his mother.
(b) To the hospital.
(c) To the asylum.
(d) To the beach.

8. How does Mr. Singer communicate with Antonapoulos?
(a) Sign language
(b) Photographs.
(c) They can't communicate.
(d) He writes notes.

9. Who knocks on Dr. Copeland's door at the opening of Chapter 5?
(a) William.
(b) Portia.
(c) A patient.
(d) Mick Kelly.

10. What is a flying-jinny?
(a) A merry-go-round.
(b) A machine that removes the seed from cotton.
(c) A model airplane.
(d) A coin operated horse.

11. What happens to Singer after Antonapoulos was gone?
(a) He relives memories of time with his friend.
(b) All the answers are correct.
(c) He dreams of his friend Antonapoulos.
(d) He walks and walks at night.

12. Why is Jake Blount so drawn to Mr. Singer?
(a) Mr. Singer is very kind to him.
(b) Mr. Singer gives him a lot of beer.
(c) Mr. Singer listens to him and seems to understand.
(d) Mr. Singer never argues with him.

13. What is Antonapoulos's job?
(a) Selling candy on the sidewalk.
(b) A great chef in an expensive restaurant.
(c) Making candy in his cousin's fruit store.
(d) He does not work.

14. What did Dr. Copeland do that made his children resent him?
(a) He ran away to medical school and forgot them until he returned to town as a doctor.
(b) He didn't do anything, they were just stubborn children.
(c) As children he tried to mold them to be what he wanted them to be.
(d) As children he left their mother, and she had to raise them alone.

15. What type of things does Mick think about when she goes to her "inside room"?
(a) School and family.
(b) Foreign countries and music.
(c) Flowers and trees.
(d) High school and college.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Copeland try to teach Negro parents?

2. What has Jake Blount been so upset about, even before he came to this town?

3. Where does Dr. Copeland go after the Christmas party?

4. How does Jake Blount feel when he is at home?

5. What does Jake Blount say about Mr. Singer after he first meets him?

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