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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. Which university did Jacson and Cicero both attend?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) Princeton University.
(c) Spelman University.
(d) Howard University.

2. In the story I Thought I Heard the Shuffle of Angels' Feet, what kind of car did Jacson used to drive?
(a) A Lexus.
(b) A Maserati.
(c) A Corvette.
(d) A BMW.

3. Who recommends a place to eat to Ed on his trip?
(a) His son Malcolm.
(b) His mother Edith.
(c) His friend Dr. Streeter.
(d) His daughter Sally.

4. Which company owned all of Hughes's real estate?
(a) Sky Holdings.
(b) February Summer.
(c) Summa Corporation.
(d) Mission Stated.

5. Who is the music star's handler, who the music star tries to trick into thinking he knows Ed?
(a) Lily.
(b) Hortensia.
(c) Emily.
(d) Francesca.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Jacson from originally?

2. What do most people called Lazarus?

3. When did Inez Cross Pickett die?

4. 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?

5. What does Lazarus do in his early thirties after leaving the Merchant Marines?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ed Phelps go to the Carnegie Deli in the story When We All Get to Heaven?

2. Until he beats J.C. Stokes, how does Lazarus mostly choose to deal with his wife's infidelity?

3. What does Lazarus compare his Aunt Tensy's interactions with her family to?

4. Why does Howard Hughes buy Bradham's motel in Tim's Creek?

5. How does Ed get caught up in Billy Idol's entourage?

6. How does Ed Phelps's musical interaction with Idol affect him later that same day?

7. Why is Lazarus Barden II having problems with his Aunt Tensy in the story Ain't No Sunshine?

8. Why does Inez Cross Chasten refuse to cook for Howard Hughes?

9. Why does Howard Hughes ask Inez Cross Chasten to work for him in the story titled The Eternal Glory That Is Ham Hocks?

10. Why does Lazarus think news of his beating J.C. Stokes will be all over town after he goes to the police station?

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