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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A New Man, A Dark Night, and Marie.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "The First Day", what does the protagonist do as an "old, old game" between her and her mother?
(a) The protagonist presses her mother's lips together.
(b) The protagonist bats her eyelashes.
(c) The protagonist squeezes her mother's hand too tight.
(d) The protagonist pretends to refuse a kiss.

3. In "The Store", why does the protagonist's father have to quit his job?
(a) The protagonist's father has a third heart attack.
(b) The manager accuses him of stealing.
(c) The protagonist's father has to serve in the army.
(d) The protagonist's father has an affair with the owner's wife.

4. What does Avis ask the dreadlock man when she first sees him?
(a) Avis asks if he has a comb or brush.
(b) Avis asks if she can sit next to him.
(c) Avis asks where he is from.
(d) Avis asks if he thinks her mother is pretty.

5. What does the protagonist of "The First Day" wear in the opening scene?
(a) A blue-and-green cotton dress.
(b) A red jumper with a white blouse.
(c) A school uniform.
(d) Jeans and a t-shirt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last thing the protagonist hears of her mother as she starts class in "The First Day"?

2. Why does Woodrow arrive home from work early?

3. Why does Marie yell at the secretary of the Social Security office?

4. What time does Santiago call home?

5. Where does Jenny encounter Clara and Robert?

(see the answer key)

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