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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 is Selig's nickname?
(a) the People Finder
(b) the Bargain Maker
(c) the Pan Man
(d) the Binder of What Clings

2. Where does Seth chase Reuben and Zonia away from?
(a) the front porch
(b) the vegetable garden
(c) the church
(d) the kitchen

3. Who does Bertha say she gets along with?
(a) men
(b) women
(c) children
(d) everybody

4. What does Bynum caution Jeremy that he's doing to Mattie, asking her to move in so soon?
(a) spoiling her
(b) making a promise he can't keep
(c) demeaning her
(d) ignoring her

5. What does Loomis start to do to demonstrate how big he is?
(a) unzip his pants
(b) stand on his toes
(c) jump up on the table
(d) hold out his arms

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Bynum say everyone in the vision is going?

2. What aspect of Mattie's looks does Jeremy comment on favorably?

3. Where was Molly planning on going, if she hadn't missed the train?

4. What does Bertha say about Loomis hiring Selig?

5. What does Seth say about Martha's last name?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jeremy and Mattie's relationship progress?

2. What is Seth's attitude to the black men coming to the city to find work and freedom?

3. What does Bynum say in defense of Loomis?

4. What does Mattie tell Loomis when he says he needs to find a starting place?

5. What does Reuben say the ghost he saw did and said?

6. How did Seth and Bertha come to have an empty room when Martha first came to the boardinghouse?

7. Describe Bynum's meeting with the shiny man.

8. What is the first thing Loomis describes about his vision?

9. What does Reuben say the ghost he saw was like in real life?

10. What is Loomis' reaction to walking in on the Juba?

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