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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 does the superintendent inspect on the children?
(a) Their feet
(b) Their teeth
(c) Their heads
(d) Their hands

2. What visit number is it when Miss Emma gets sick?
(a) The second visit
(b) The sixth visit
(c) The third visit
(d) The fourth visit

3. Who is in charge of scheduling the execution?
(a) Pichot
(b) Rougon
(c) Guidry
(d) The big boss in Baton Rouge

4. What is something Grant does NOT tell his students to do when the superintendent arrives?
(a) To behave
(b) To bathe each morning
(c) To show up in nice clothes
(d) To sing a song

5. When Jefferson does not eat, what does Grant pick up and eat?
(a) Corn
(b) Vegetables
(c) Chicken
(d) The candy

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rougon's family own in a neighboring town?

2. Who does NOT enter the kitchen at 6:45 PM?

3. What does Miss Emma promise the other prisoners as they leave?

4. Who warns Grant of the impending annual visit by the superintendent?

5. What is written on the blackboards?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Grant tell Miss Emma, Tante Lou, and Reverend Ambrose about his visit with Jefferson?

2. What is Grant doing when the women of the house go to church?

3. What does Grant notice when he looks through Jefferson's barred window?

4. What does Grant urge Jefferson to do in order to make liars of the white bigots?

5. Because of his involvement with Jefferson, what has happened to Grant?

6. When Vivian surprises Grant at his home, he is embarrassed by the house, but Vivian calls it peaceful How does Grant describe his home?

7. Why is Reverend Ambrose jealous of Grant?

8. What does Grant offer to bring to Jefferson?

9. Though Grant finds Tante Lou and Miss Emma home when he returns from school, what does he do?

10. What is the recurring dream that Jefferson records in his journal?

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