2. What happens as a result of H's choice to shovel two-handed?
(a) H is beaten savagely.
(b) Thomas, the white man H helps, decides that he must return the favor.
(c) Riots break out.
(d) H is permanently paralyzed.

3. Where is Sonny when he is first introduced?
(a) On his way to Ghana.
(b) Walking the streets of Harlem.
(c) In jail.
(d) Working for the NAACP.

4. What does Willie mean when she tells Sonny, "Keep doin' what you doin' and the white man don't got to do it no more" (263)?
(a) Sonny's work with the NAACP is hugely successful.
(b) Sonny's work as a custodian is dead-end work.
(c) Sonny's heroin addiction is keeping him a slave.
(d) Sonny should return to Ghana.

5. Who are Yaw's parents?
(a) Abena and Ohene.
(b) Akua and Asamoah.
(c) H and Ethe.
(d) Anna and Kojo.

6. How much is H able to earn monthly in the mines in Pratt City?
(a) $19.
(b) $40.
(c) $5.
(d) $10.

7. How does Willie feel when she smiles at Robert on the street?
(a) As though she will die of sadness and despair.
(b) As though she has forgiven him.
(c) As though this smile will make him love her again.
(d) As though she might kill him for leaving her.

8. How long does it take Yaw to realize he is in love with Esther?
(a) Five years.
(b) A decade.
(c) Five months.
(d) A single moment.

9. What draws Yaw to Esther?
(a) She is beautiful.
(b) She is educated.
(c) She is a good cook.
(d) She is everything he is not.

10. What gift does Akua NOT give to Yaw?
(a) Freedom that comes with forgiveness.
(b) A mother.
(c) The necklace.
(d) A monetary inheritance.

11. After both father figures walked out on the family, what living conditions do Willie, Sonny, and Josephine NOT face?
(a) Cramped conditions with up to forty people.
(b) A bigger, better apartment for themselves.
(c) The risk of homelessness.
(d) Squatting in Willie's mother's boss's house.

12. Why is Amani uninterested in going to Africa?
(a) She is uninterested in her ancestors.
(b) She says they cannot go back to a place they have never been.
(c) She wants to be a missionary at home.
(d) She cannot afford the plane ticket.

13. What do the unions NOT fight for from the mining companies?
(a) More vacation days.
(b) Better ventilation.
(c) Fewer hours.
(d) Better pay.

14. What is Sonny's birth name?
(a) Asamoah.
(b) Robert.
(c) Richard.
(d) Carson.

15. How much does the mine boss agree to pay the state for each month of H's work?
(a) $40.
(b) $19.
(c) $5.
(d) $100.