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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 time does the media trainer finally show up for the Author's training?
(a) 9:30 a.m.
(b) 10:15 a.m.
(c) 10 a.m.
(d) 9:45 a.m.

2. What type of people did William draw before he quit?
(a) Mulatto people.
(b) Black people.
(c) Asian people.
(d) White people.

3. During the media training, what does Sharon show Jack and the Author on her phone?
(a) A funeral for a Black boy.
(b) A protest for a Black boy.
(c) The body of a young Black boy.
(d) A grieving Black man and woman.

4. What does the Author wear for media training?
(a) Sport coat.
(b) Button-down shirt and leather sport jacket.
(c) Suit and tie.
(d) Button-down shirt, tie, and khakis.

5. What percent of a decrease in sales does Sharon say occurs when an author is homophobic?
(a) 31.
(b) 22.
(c) 46.
(d) 18.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the boy sitting in a small living room in Carolina?

2. How many book festivals has the Author been to in New Orleans since meeting the Kid at breakfast?

3. In a photo that Daddy Henry showed Soot, about how old was Soot's father?

4. When the Author speaks to the Kid in a bathroom on page 100, when does he say was the worst murder rate?

5. What is a boy's mother wearing as they sit in a small living room in Carolina?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does the Author see waiting for him when he comes down the escalator at the airport on page 58?

2. What happens the last time that Soot ever sees Daddy Henry?

3. How is the room set up for the Author's media training?

4. Since the Author's book tour in the Midwest, where has he been?

5. What type of dress is the boy's mother wearing at the beginning of the book?

6. Why does the boy from the beginning of the book hate riding to school on the bus?

7. What does Sharon show Jack and the Author on her phone during the media training, and how long does it take them to understand what they are seeing?

8. Where is a little boy at the beginning of the book and what is he doing?

9. How does William die?

10. What does Jack, the media trainer, say to the Author when they meet?

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