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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. What does Jake ask the three men sitting on the step?
(a) If they worked at the mill.
(b) If they had jobs.
(c) If they ever rode the flying-jinny.
(d) If they knew a good fishing hole.

2. What term does Dr. Copeland use that his daughter takes offense at?
(a) Negro.
(b) Black People.
(c) Colored People.
(d) African Americans.

3. What does Mick do when she finds Bubber hiding in the tree house?
(a) She tells him Baby is dead and he has to run away.
(b) She tells him Baby is dead and he was going to jail.
(c) She tells him Baby is okay, but he is going to be grounded.
(d) She tells him Baby was okay and he would only be spanked.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens after Antonapoulos becomes ill?

2. Who does Portia say her father is?

3. Who is Biff Brannon?

4. Who were the four people who often visited Mr. Singer?

5. What is a flying-jinny?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Biff Brannon seem to be closer to his wife than they were when she was alive?

2. Why is Doctor Copeland being forced to move from his home?

3. What happens when Jake Blount finally meets, Simms, the man who wrote the message on the wall?

4. What does John Singer do when Antonapoulos started getting into trouble?

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

6. What was it about the message in red, written on a wall, that held Jake Blount's attention?

7. In what ways do Portia and her father differ in their reaction to Willie's punishment in prison and the loss of his feet?

8. What was Mick's theory about the younger kids in a family?

9. Why did the four people, Mick Kelly, Jake Blount, Doctor Copeland, and Biff Brannon visit Mister Singer so often?

10. Why does Mick apply for the job at the ten-cent store?

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