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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gloria Brown dream of in the story Ezekiel Saw the Wheel?
(a) A fantastic meal.
(b) Her house collapsing.
(c) Her own death.
(d) Her daughter's death.

2. Where does Siddiq go for the summer?
(a) The Outher Banks.
(b) Topsail Island.
(c) Raleigh.
(d) Newport.

3. What is the name of Alexa's new book she is working on?
(a) Resurrection Hardware.
(b) Lard and Promises.
(c) Southern Gentry Cooking.
(d) Come On and Cook.

4. What happens to the man from the grocery store parking lot in the first ending?
(a) He disappears in a cloud of smoke.
(b) He is strangled by a security guard.
(c) He is shot in the shoulder.
(d) He stabs himself.

5. Who comes to see Velmajean from her past in the end of the story?
(a) Smithington Henry III.
(b) Reverend Lazaraus Barden.
(c) Her brother-in-law John Henry.
(d) Deacon Wilford Brown.

6. What does Reverend Eggleston tell Velmajean when she asks if he has any idea why she was bestowed with the powers she has?
(a) It is just random.
(b) Because she is virtous.
(c) The Lord works in mysterious ways.
(d) Because she has money.

7. What does the man in the river tell Mandy he will do for her when they hear the dogs barking and the men coming through the woods?
(a) Find her aunt.
(b) Take her back to the plantation.
(c) Protect her.
(d) Kill her.

8. Who is Gloria Brown's daughter?
(a) Tamar.
(b) Adeline.
(c) Steph.
(d) Lily.

9. What is the significance Randall remembers about periwinkle?
(a) It was used as a sign for forgiveness.
(b) It was used in magical ceremonies.
(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 peace.

10. What does the man in the river give to Mandy that she takes back to camp?
(a) A huge catfish.
(b) A dog.
(c) A song.
(d) A mysterious flower.

11. Who did Alexa marry?
(a) Randall.
(b) Winston.
(c) Siddiq.
(d) Alexander.

12. What happens to the stranger from the grocery store parking lot in the third ending?
(a) He disappears in a cloud of smoke.
(b) He is fatally stabbed.
(c) He is fatally shot.
(d) Security guards hold him down waiting for police to arrive.

13. Who caught a rabbit for food in the story Mamiwata?
(a) Ike.
(b) Mandy.
(c) Pharaoh.
(d) Rastus.

14. Who wrote "The Negro Speaks of Rivers"?
(a) Zadie Smith.
(b) Langston Hughes.
(c) James Baldwin.
(d) Toni Morrison.

15. Who originally persuades Velmajean to try a new church?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her neighbors.
(c) Her best friend.
(d) Her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Velmajean in the second ending?

2. What does Ron see in Randall's bathroom during the reunion?

3. What does Mandy dream about the day she meets the man in the creek?

4. What does Velmajean feel when the young man in the grocery store parking lot holds her hand in his?

5. What does Gloria Brown do for a living?

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