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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "The Night Rhonda Ferguson Was Killed", when the car stalls, who is able to get it started?
(a) Wesley.
(b) Cassandra.
(c) Anita.
(d) Melanie.

3. From what illness does Clara die?
(a) HIV/AIDS.
(b) Sickle cell anemia.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) A brain tumor.

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

5. What is the last thing the protagonist hears of her mother as she starts class in "The First Day"?
(a) The sound of her proud laugh.
(b) The sound of her voice greeting other children.
(c) A soft sniffle.
(d) The clacking of her heels.

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

7. How does Betsy Ann's father deal with the dead pigeons?
(a) Betsy Ann's father allows her to find and deal with them as a life lesson.
(b) Betsy Ann's father cooks them for breakfast.
(c) Betsy Ann's father returns them to Miles and demands a refund.
(d) Betsy Ann's father places them in a burlap sack and disposes of them on the way to work.

8. To what does the narrator compare the first set of baby pigeons?
(a) Worms.
(b) Mice.
(c) Baby vultures.
(d) Aliens.

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

10. When does "The First Day" take place?
(a) July.
(b) September.
(c) June.
(d) August.

11. Where do Cassandra's sister and brother-in-law live?
(a) New York Ave.
(b) Kenyon Street.
(c) Maple View Place.
(d) Clifton Street.

12. Why does the protagonist's mother need help with the school forms in "The First Day"?
(a) The protagonist's mother has never enrolled a child before.
(b) The protagonist's mother cannot read.
(c) The protagonist's mother does not understand the new forms.
(d) The protagonist's mother can read but not write.

13. 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) Anita should never go there because it is too far away.
(d) Anacostia is a place full of criminals and thieves.

14. In "Young Lions", what is the first thing Caesar eats/drinks from the refrigerator?
(a) Leftovers from the night before.
(b) An apple.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Milk.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the protagonist of "The First Day" wear in the opening scene?

2. Whose pigeons does Betsy Ann go to visit for the second time?

3. What does Betsy Ann say to her father about the pigeons?

4. How much does the protagonist's mother give to the woman who assists in completing the forms in "The First Day"?

5. What does the protagonist of "The First Day" notice as her mother walks away?

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