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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. Who does Mick "prom with" at her party?
(a) Harry Minowitz.
(b) Spareribs.
(c) Bubber.
(d) Sucker Wells.

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

3. Where does Jake spend the second night of the story?
(a) On the floor.
(b) On a mattress on Mr. Singer's floor.
(c) In a chair in Mr. Singer's room.
(d) On a park bench.

4. What doesn't Dr. Copeland eat?
(a) Vegetables.
(b) Meat.
(c) Dairy products.
(d) Rabbit.

5. What magazine does Mick look at when she went to the library?
(a) Boy's Life.
(b) True Story.
(c) National Geographic.
(d) Time.

Short Answer Questions

1. What puzzles Biff Brannon so that he thinks about it late at night?

2. When she is introduced to the story, what time does Mick come into the restaurant ?

3. What is the essay contest supposed to be about?

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

5. What kind of relationship does Brannon have with his wife, Alice?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Doctor Copeland have problems choosing the essay contest winner?

2. What three things does Antonapoulos like to do most?

3. Why did Mick Kelly decide she wanted to have a prom party?

4. What place did Mick Kelly favor during her long walks at night, and why?

5. Why is Biff Brannon so drawn to Mick Kelly?

6. What regrets does Doctor Copeland have about his relationship with his family?

7. What made Doctor Copeland different from most other African-Americans in the town?

8. What is happening with Mick in the opening of Part 2, Chapter 14?

9. Who is Mick Kelly?

10. What is the difference between Jake Blount and Doctor Copeland's feelings about inequality of the races and the power of the rich?

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