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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Girl Who Raised Pigeons", what game do the boys play in the schoolyard?
(a) Poison.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Jumprope.
(d) Dodge ball.

2. What time is it when Melanie approaches Cassandra while she is sitting in her brother-in-law's car?
(a) 4:30.
(b) 3:30.
(c) 4:00.
(d) 2:30.

3. Which elementary school does the protagonist's mother want her to attend in "The First Day"?
(a) Seaton Elementary.
(b) Lafayette Elementary.
(c) Lincoln Memorial Elementary.
(d) Walker-Jones Elementary.

4. What does the protagonist of "The First Day" have for breakfast?
(a) Pancakes without syrup.
(b) Oatmeal and milk.
(c) Eggs and bacon.
(d) Toasted white bread.

5. What does the janitor, Jake Horton, send to Betsy Ann?
(a) A pink carriage.
(b) Pigeons.
(c) A blue rattle.
(d) Flowers.

6. In "The Girl Who Raised Pigeons," how many years pass before Betsy Ann wants to see the pigeons again?
(a) 3.
(b) 10.
(c) 15.
(d) 2.

7. What does Betsy Ann say to her father about the pigeons?
(a) "They smell."
(b) "They tickle."
(c) "They bite!"
(d) "They're dirty!"

8. What does the protagonist of "The First Day" notice as her mother walks away?
(a) The spot on her sock which she darned the night before.
(b) The way her mother seems out of place.
(c) The cheap material her purse is made from.
(d) The way her clothes do not fit.

9. What interrupts Cassandra as she writes her phone number down for Wesley?
(a) Wesley changes his mind about the date.
(b) Anita begins to tease her mercilessly.
(c) Melanie screams from the front porch.
(d) The car lurches into gear.

10. How much does the protagonist's mother give to the woman who assists in completing the forms in "The First Day"?
(a) 5 cents.
(b) 50 cents.
(c) $50.
(d) $5.

11. What did Anita's father tell her about Anacostia?
(a) People there still live with chickens and cows.
(b) Anacostia is a place for men to live with their mistresses.
(c) Anacostia is a place full of criminals and thieves.
(d) Anita should never go there because it is too far away.

12. A woman in "The First Day" has fashioned hair curlers out of which of the following?
(a) Cardboard tubes.
(b) Newspaper.
(c) Paper money.
(d) Candy wrappers.

13. Who do the girls see moving into an apartment on 9th street?
(a) Cassandra's brother-in-law.
(b) Joyce and Pearl.
(c) Gladys.
(d) Rhonda and Jeff.

14. What type of job does Manny offer to Caesar to tide him over until he succeeds with his heist?
(a) Security.
(b) Bartending.
(c) Busing tables.
(d) Trash detail.

15. Which church does the protagonist's mother attend in "The First Day"?
(a) St. John's Lutheran.
(b) First Methodist Church.
(c) First Baptist Church.
(d) Mt. Carmel Baptist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Caesar dislike it when Manny calls his apartment?

2. What does Cassandra ask Joyce Moses?

3. What does Cassandra carry in her pocket?

4. What does the protagonist's mother see as the "beginning and end of the world"?

5. How many times this week has Caesar dreamed of the mentally disabled woman he plans to defraud?

(see the answer keys)

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