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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mildred notice as she speaks to the woman?
(a) Mildred notices that she is much younger than she'd thought.
(b) Mildred notices an arrogant way about her.
(c) Mildred notices how beautiful the woman actually was.
(d) Mildred notices how plain the woman appears.

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

3. What color car does Penny drive?
(a) Red.
(b) Lavender.
(c) Silver.
(d) Black.

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

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

6. How old is Avis?
(a) 4.
(b) 8.
(c) 10.
(d) 2.

7. What position does Lonney's father hold?
(a) Lonney's father is a "big shot Negro officer" in the Army.
(b) Lonney's father is a cook on a Navy vessel.
(c) Lonney's father is a mechanic for the Army.
(d) Lonney's father is president of a bank.

8. Where did Lydia send her mother as 65th birthday present?
(a) Florida.
(b) Jamaica.
(c) Israel.
(d) Ghana.

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

10. 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?
(a) The love seat.
(b) The teacup her mother gave her.
(c) The coffee table.
(d) The single family portrait.

11. How much did the copy of the trial manuscript cost?
(a) $20.80.
(b) $57.40.
(c) $86.75.
(d) $75.86.

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

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

14. What is the name of the judge who sentences Samuel Sr.?
(a) Judge William McKenna.
(b) Judge Robert Jones.
(c) Judge John Tellingford.
(d) Judge Franklin Rogers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Store", where does the protagonist commit his offense?

2. What does Mansfield die from?

3. Where does Mildred want to go during the conversation with the woman?

4. Who had Lydia been dreaming of when the phone rang?

5. In "The Sunday Following Mother's Day", how old was Madeleine Walters when her father killed her mother?

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