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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first member Vivian recruited in forming her Gospelteers?
(a) Sister Slater.
(b) Diane McCollough.
(c) Maude Townshend.
(d) Cherry McCollough.

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

3. How much older than Vivian is her husband, Ralph?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 7 days.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 10 years.

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

5. On which ring does Lydia pick up the telephone?
(a) The 3rd.
(b) The 15th.
(c) The 5th.
(d) The 10th.

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

7. In "The Store", how long had the protagonist been out of work before he responded to the ad in the newspaper?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 5 weeks.
(d) 3-4 months.

8. In "The Store", how long has Atlas Printing Co. been in business?
(a) 30 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 75 years.
(d) 150 years.

9. How many members does Holy Tabernacle AME Zion have?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 3,000.
(c) 500.
(d) 300.

10. In "The Sunday Following Mother's Day", on what street was the family's apartment located?
(a) Kenyon Ave.
(b) M Street.
(c) 5th Street.
(d) 3rd Street.

11. Which odd behavior does Marvella's younger son Marcus exhibit?
(a) Marcus ties and unties his shoes.
(b) Marcus talks to himself.
(c) Marcus taps his left foot at all times.
(d) Marcus stares for long periods of time.

12. Who had Lydia been dreaming of when the phone rang?
(a) Cynthia.
(b) Antibes and a naked Texan.
(c) JL.
(d) Her mother.

13. What does Lydia ask of the nurse who calls to inform her of her mother's death?
(a) Lydia asks that they simply send her body to the funeral home.
(b) Lydia asks how this has happened.
(c) Lydia asks that they not put the sheet over her face until she has seen her first.
(d) Lydia asks when her mother passed.

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

15. What does Samuel Sr. say to his sister after he kills Angie?
(a) "The gun went off".
(b) "I didn't do it".
(c) "Angie's dead".
(d) "I stabbed her a lot".

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Lonney two years after marriage?

2. What does Maddie think the blood seeping out of Angie's body represents?

3. Why does Marvin challenge Marvella in the train station?

4. On what day does Lydia's mother die?

5. What does Joyce drink after speaking with Pearl?

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