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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Willie tell Biff Brannon happened to Jake Blount after he left the cafe?
(a) Jake was fighting with the police.
(b) Jake had been arrested for fighting.
(c) Jake was beating his fists against a wall.
(d) Jake was in a fight with two white men.

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

3. Who does Dr. Copeland tell his guests about at the Christmas party?
(a) Santa Claus.
(b) Jesus.
(c) Mr. Singer.
(d) Karl Marx.

4. What did Portia say about Mick that Mick knew was wrong?
(a) That Mick was alone too much.
(b) That Mick was a foolish child.
(c) That Mick didn't love and didn't have peace.
(d) That Mick was always up to trouble.

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

6. What is Singer's job?
(a) An engraver in a jewelery store.
(b) A sign-language teacher at a special school.
(c) A psychologist.
(d) A chess master.

7. What is wrong with Dr. Copeland?
(a) He has cancer.
(b) He has tuberculosis.
(c) He has asthma.
(d) He needs a vacation.

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

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

10. What was Mick doing in her brother's room that upset her?
(a) Trying to paint some new pictures that didn't turn out.
(b) Trying to talk to him and he was ignoring her.
(c) Trying to make a violin out of a broken ukulele.
(d) Taking a nap in his bed.

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

12. What did Mick want to do when she was standing with her arms spread out like wings?
(a) To get down and tend to her brothers.
(b) To sing.
(c) To fly.
(d) To see the churchtop across town.

13. When she is introduced to the story, what time does Mick come into the restaurant ?
(a) After noon.
(b) About 7 a.m.
(c) After midnight.
(d) Around 10 p.m.

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

15. On the second day of the story when he returns to Singer's apartment, what does Jake tell Mr. Singer about himself?
(a) He is a Democrat.
(b) He is a Republican.
(c) He feels like two people.
(d) He is a Communist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jake go with the fruit basket it purchased.

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

3. Who is Spiros Antonapoulos?

4. What magazine does Mick look at when she went to the library?

5. Why is Dr. Copeland so interested in Mr. Singer?

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