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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) Maude Townshend.
(b) Diane McCollough.
(c) Sister Slater.
(d) Cherry McCollough.

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

3. How many husbands has Jesse Mae had?
(a) Only 1, but the women spread rumors that she had married 8 men.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 3.

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

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

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

7. What does Marcus call the dreadlock man?
(a) The man with the snake hair.
(b) Dreadlock man.
(c) Sir.
(d) Natty Dreadlock.

8. In "Gospel", what is the only constant in Vivian Slater's life?
(a) A Sunday morning bath.
(b) Her attendance at church.
(c) Her Sunday morning performances.
(d) The Gospelteers.

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

10. What station does Vivian switch the radio to?
(a) WMNF.
(b) The local talk radio program.
(c) The first station with the weather.
(d) WYCB.

11. 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) 3-4 months.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 5 weeks.

12. What does Avis ask the dreadlock man when she first sees him?
(a) Avis asks where he is from.
(b) Avis asks if she can sit next to him.
(c) Avis asks if he thinks her mother is pretty.
(d) Avis asks if he has a comb or brush.

13. In "Gospel", how old is Anita?
(a) 25.
(b) 32.
(c) 35.
(d) 30.

14. What happens to Lonney two years after marriage?
(a) Lonney joins the Army.
(b) Lonney is fired from his job.
(c) Brenda cheats on Lonney.
(d) Lonney is killed in an accident at work.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Pookie when he decides not to visit his father anymore?

2. How old is Marvin?

3. What does the police officer force the protagonist to do as punishment for crossing the street illegally?

4. In "Lost in the City", what time is it when the telephone rings in Lydia Walsh's house?

5. Why is Marvella embarrassed to publicly scold her child?

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