View a FREE sample

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. Why is Marvella embarrassed to publicly scold her child?
(a) Marvin did not really do anything wrong.
(b) The dreadlock man shakes his head in disgust.
(c) There are white people around.
(d) Marvella does not like handling matters in public.

2. What sign does Betsy Ann take to mean that the pigeons have decided to roost in her coop?
(a) The birds have made a nest.
(b) The birds cower in the corner of the coop all day.
(c) The birds seem to like her.
(d) The birds no longer leave the coop.

3. How many husbands has Jesse Mae had?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) Only 1, but the women spread rumors that she had married 8 men.
(d) 3.

4. What color are the pigeons Betsy Ann receives from Miles?
(a) White and black.
(b) Black.
(c) Red and white.
(d) Grey.

5. How long has Caesar been watching the mentally disabled woman?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 1 year.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Caesar first see the mentally handicapped woman?

3. To what does the protagonist compare the admissions worker's pearls in "The First Day"?

4. How does Caesar learn the mentally disabled woman's schedule?

5. When does "The Night Rhonda Ferguson Was Killed" take place?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 280 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample