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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Mick say she wore shorts?

2. Who is Biff Brannon?

3. Why is Jake Blount so drawn to Mr. Singer?

4. What does Dr. Copeland do for his patients on Christmas day?

5. Where does Singer move?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jake Blount mean when he speaks about "us," saying he doesn't know how many of us there are in this country?

2. What bothered Doctor Copeland when he attended the family reunion?

3. In spite of Doctor Copeland seeming to set himself above the other African-Americans in town, how did he feel about them?

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

5. What happens when Jake's two coworkers make fun of him behind his back?

6. What happens to Mister Singer when he realizes his friend, Antonapoulos is dead?

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

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

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

10. Why were the black families so hard hit with problems during the month of February?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why were the conversations with John Singer were mostly one sided. Was it mostly because he was deaf, or because they other characters were content just having someone to talk to?

Essay Topic 2

Compare Jake Blount's original intent to become an evangelist and how that is similar, or differs, from what he is doing in the story.

Essay Topic 3

Evaluate Jake Blount's statement, "The old cow grazes all over--in the south, the west, the north, and the east. But she's milked in just one place." What did he mean by this analogy?

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