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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lost in the City and His Mother's House.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lydia ask of the nurse who calls to inform her of her mother's death?
(a) Lydia asks when her mother passed.
(b) Lydia asks that they not put the sheet over her face until she has seen her first.
(c) Lydia asks how this has happened.
(d) Lydia asks that they simply send her body to the funeral home.

2. Where does Cassandra drive Gladys Harper?
(a) Gladys' father's house in Anacostia.
(b) Gladys' school on Kenyon Street.
(c) Mt. Carmel Baptist Church.
(d) Gladys' mother's house on 12th Street.

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics the protagonist of "The Store" lists about himself in regard to his service at his first job?
(a) Always volunteering.
(b) Always on time.
(c) Acceptable productivity.
(d) Never talked back.

4. What does Cassandra fight with her brother-in-law about?
(a) Cassandra's truancy.
(b) The time she is supposed to be home at night.
(c) The amount of food she eats.
(d) Cassandra's foul language.

5. What position does Lonney's father hold?
(a) Lonney's father is a cook on a Navy vessel.
(b) Lonney's father is president of a bank.
(c) Lonney's father is a mechanic for the Army.
(d) Lonney's father is a "big shot Negro officer" in the Army.

Short Answer Questions

1. What interrupts Cassandra as she writes her phone number down for Wesley?

2. What does Cassandra do instead of attending class?

3. What does Cassandra call Rhonda Ferguson's father?

4. In "The Store", how long had the protagonist been out of work before he responded to the ad in the newspaper?

5. How long did Pearl think babies needed to breastfeed in order to be healthy?

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