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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 93 - 132).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the narrator's grandmother, in The Eternal Glory That Is Ham Hocks?
(a) Inez Cross Pickett.
(b) Minnie Ray Frank.
(c) Flora Faye Harrington.
(d) Callie Lee Henderson.

2. What is the significance Randall remembers about periwinkle?
(a) It was used in magical ceremonies.
(b) It was used as a sign for peace.
(c) It was used to mark the graves of the enslaved to keep the ground clear of everything else.
(d) It was used as a sign for forgiveness.

3. How does the narrator's mother react when he tells her he is going to pursue a career in the culinary arts, in The Eternal Glory That Is Ham Hocks?
(a) She is suspicious.
(b) She is indifferent.
(c) She is apparently relieved.
(d) She is angry.

4. What does the police chief tell Lazarus about why he came to see him?
(a) The police chief will help Lazarus get rid of Stokes's body.
(b) The police chief has to notify Stokes's family about the crime.
(c) The police chief is going to let Lazarus go.
(d) The police chief has to charge Lazarus.

5. Who does the police chief tell Lazarus his story has somehow reminded him of?
(a) Their music teacher, Mr. Friendly.
(b) Their gym teacher, Mrs. Hyacinth.
(c) Their fourth grade teacher, Miss Holliwell.
(d) Their friend Ben.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the man in the river tell Mandy to do when they hear men and dogs?

2. What does the music star ask Ed to do for him and the other people in the room?

3. What is the name of the plantation Mandy used to be enslaved upon?

4. What is one movie Gloria has seen that depicts tense situations in the military?

5. Who did Randall's editor once work for in Japan after the war?

(see the answer key)

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