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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened when Mr. Singer takes Antonapoulos out to dinner?
(a) Antonapoulos orders half the dishes on the menu then won't leave.
(b) Antonapoulos drinks too much and passes out in the taxi.
(c) Antonapoulos orders everything on the menu then takes a nap.
(d) Antonapoulos refuses to leave without dessert.

2. Who is Portia?
(a) A friend of Mick's from school.
(b) The daughter of the town banker.
(c) The woman who cooks for the Kellys.
(d) A young woman who boards with them.

3. How does Dr. Copeland feel as he says good-bye to Mr. Singer?
(a) At peace.
(b) Angry.
(c) Tried.
(d) Happy.

4. What does Jake tell Mr. Singer that he had once done to his hand?
(a) He sprained it.
(b) He nailed it to a table.
(c) He broke it in a fight.
(d) He put a stake through it.

5. What does Jake Blount say about Mr. Singer after he first meets him?
(a) Singer is a foreigner.
(b) Singer never seems to say anything.
(c) Singer is a Bible salesman.
(d) Singer is a sad, lonely man.

6. In the opening pages of Chapter 3, what are Mr. and Mrs. Brannon arguing about?
(a) A stranger who comes to town and owes them for meals and beer.
(b) Mr. Brannon's best friend who sometimes gets drunk.
(c) A waitress who has been stealing from the cash drawer.
(d) A mute man who comes in and causes trouble.

7. What does Dr. Copeland's daughter tell him about her job?
(a) The work is really long and hard.
(b) The Kellys are having financial difficulties.
(c) All the answers are correct.
(d) The Kellys are a very nice, white family.

8. What happens to Dr. Copeland at the family reunion?
(a) He gets sick and has to leave.
(b) He has to give everyone a check up.
(c) He feels out of place and angry.
(d) He is delighted to be with everyone.

9. What does Charles Parker, Antonapoulos's cousin do?
(a) Takes Antonapoulos 200 miles away to live with his sister.
(b) He has Antonapoulos committed to an insane asylum.
(c) Helps pay the fines for Antonapoulos as long as he leaves town.
(d) Loans Antonapoulos money to go away.

10. What does Brannon carry downstairs and keep behind the cash register?
(a) A stack of out-dated newspapers.
(b) Start-up money for the day.
(c) Jake Blount's bag of books.
(d) Jake Blount's suitcase.

11. What does Jake do after he trashes his ruined overalls?
(a) He goes to the fruit store and got some apples.
(b) He goes to Main Street and bought a newspaper.
(c) He walks around town.
(d) He goes to the New York Cafe for breakfast.

12. What does Dr. Copeland try to teach Negro parents?
(a) To read.
(b) Cleanliness.
(c) Birth control.
(d) Better hygiene.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the three men do after Jake spoke to them?

2. What was Jake Blount talking about when he was at the restaurant?

3. What does Mick say to Portia about God?

4. What was the first thing Jake Blount says when he wakes in Mr. Singer's room?

5. What does Mick suddenly realize about her father in Part 2, Chapter 1?

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