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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jefferson call Vivian?
(a) That harlot
(b) The sack of ignorance
(c) That old yellow woman you go with
(d) The old ball and chain

2. Who is late in arriving to visit with Jefferson, but does not offer any explanation?
(a) Tante Lou
(b) Miss Emma
(c) Reverend Ambrose
(d) Grant

3. What did Vivian whisper to Miss Emma?
(a) That she would pray for her and Jefferson
(b) That she would love Grant
(c) That she could be at peace
(d) That she was leaving

4. Who does Grant invite to speak at the beginning and at the end of the Christmas program?
(a) Reverend Ambrose
(b) Miss Emma
(c) Pichot
(d) Guidry

5. When does the program start that night?
(a) 5:00
(b) 7:00
(c) 6:00
(d) 8:00

6. Who wants to be liked by Grant's family?
(a) Guidry
(b) Bourgon
(c) Pichot
(d) Vivian

7. Grant's involvement with Jefferson has greatly affected his ____________ with Vivian.
(a) Sexual performance
(b) Attitude
(c) Honesty
(d) Relationship

8. When Grant is called away to Pichot's house, which student does he leave in charge?
(a) Johnathan
(b) Andrea
(c) Irene
(d) Bill

9. Who are so prejudiced against darker skinned African Americans that they drop out of school to become bricklayers?
(a) Mullatos
(b) Whites
(c) There is no one like this
(d) Africans

10. Who does Vivian think is in love with Grant?
(a) Edna
(b) Irene Cole
(c) Inez
(d) Caroline

11. What does Jefferson want now because he doesn't think he had enough when he was growing up?
(a) Ice cream
(b) Steak
(c) Fruit
(d) Milk

12. Why doesn't Grant want to stay at Vivian's house?
(a) Miss Emma is expecting him
(b) He doesn't love her anymore
(c) He just wants to go home
(d) He's afraid he will ruin her reputation

13. What do Miss Emma and Tante Lou serve for Jefferson in the day room?
(a) Cake
(b) Pasta
(c) Bread
(d) Gumbo

14. Why does Jefferson stop sleeping at night?
(a) It's too quiet to sleep
(b) He does not want to dream
(c) He wants to make the time go slower
(d) He just can't fall asleep

15. What is the weather like as the Christmas program approaches?
(a) Warm and sunny
(b) Cold and rainy
(c) Snowy and cold
(d) Clear and calm

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the present the sits beneath the tree in the classroom?

2. Grant tells Jefferson to be a ________ and more than a ________ to Miss Emma.

3. Who is suspected to be jealous of Grant's relationship to Jefferson?

4. What is the actual date of the execution?

5. What does Grant believe in?

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