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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Pookie when he decides not to visit his father anymore?
(a) 13.
(b) 17.
(c) 19.
(d) 15.

2. What time does Santiago call home?
(a) 1am.
(b) 2am.
(c) 12am.
(d) 10pm.

3. How many pages is the trial manuscript?
(a) 52.
(b) 20.
(c) 34.
(d) 87.

4. How long have Joyce and Rickey been married?
(a) 9 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 12 years.

5. How old is Santiago at the beginning of the story?
(a) 28 years old.
(b) 30 years old.
(c) 20 years old.
(d) 17 years old.

6. In "The Sunday Following Mother's Day", how old was Madeleine Walters when her father killed her mother?
(a) 5
(b) 4.
(c) 42.
(d) 14.

7. What does Maddie think the blood seeping out of Angie's body represents?
(a) The loss of her innocence, joy, and kindness.
(b) The end of her brother's life.
(c) The anger, hatred, and resentment of marriage.
(d) The end of her friend's life.

8. In "A Butterfly on F Street", how long had Mildred Harper been married to Mansfield Harper?
(a) 17 years.
(b) 27 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 35 years.

9. Where is Jack Lawrence originally from?
(a) Boston.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Brooklyn Heights.
(d) Harlem.

10. What does Mansfield die from?
(a) A car accident.
(b) A heart attack.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Cancer.

11. Where does Mildred want to go during the conversation with the woman?
(a) The corner store.
(b) Home.
(c) Church.
(d) Woolworth's.

12. What was Angie holding in her hand at the time of her death?
(a) The telephone.
(b) A credit card.
(c) The knife.
(d) A hairbrush.

13. In "An Orange Line Train to Ballston", what part of the train system fascinates Marvin?
(a) Marvin is fascinated by the advertisements the train passes on the way home.
(b) Marvin is fascinated by the way the trains move so fast.
(c) Marvin is fascinated by the light that indicates the train's arrival.
(d) Marvin is fascinated by all the people.

14. How long did Pearl think babies needed to breastfeed in order to be healthy?
(a) 9 weeks.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 4 months.

15. What does Mildred say to the woman when she runs into her on the street?
(a) "Nice to meet you."
(b) "How dare you?"
(c) "Thank you."
(d) "It was you."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is Avis?

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

4. In "His Mother's House", what is one of the few things Santiago Moses's mother brings with her when she moves into the house Santiago bought for her?

5. In "The Store", where is the protagonist when he realizes he has left some of his personal belongings at the job he just quit?

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