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

2. When does "The Night Rhonda Ferguson Was Killed" take place?
(a) November.
(b) December.
(c) October.
(d) September.

3. What does Cassandra do instead of attending class?
(a) Cassandra drives around town looking for work.
(b) Cassandra sits outside the classroom antagonizing her teacher.
(c) Cassandra fantasizes about killing her brother-in-law.
(d) Cassandra cares for her niece.

4. In "The Store", where was the protagonist's first job?
(a) The gas station.
(b) His mother's laundry business.
(c) Atlas Printing Co.
(d) Penny's store.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Humphrey show up at the new house?

2. On which ring does Lydia pick up the telephone?

3. What color car does Penny drive?

4. In "The Store", how old was the protagonist when he decided to quit his first job?

5. How long have Joyce and Rickey been married?

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