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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Marvin challenge Marvella in the train station?
(a) Marvin is tired of his mother flirting with the dreadlock man.
(b) Marvin wants to know why they have to wait for the orange train when the blue one goes the same way.
(c) Marvin wants to go to the zoo tomorrow, not the next day.
(d) Marvin does not believe her explanation of the train system.

3. 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.

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

5. What does Joyce drink after speaking with Pearl?
(a) A bottle of wine.
(b) A fifth of vodka.
(c) The only beer in the house.
(d) A glass of whiskey.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What happens to Lonney two years after marriage?

3. Where did Lydia send her mother as 65th birthday present?

4. What is the name of the judge who sentences Samuel Sr.?

5. What does Marcus call the dreadlock man?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why the judge tells Samuel Williams Sr.'s lawyer that he cannot defend a man who will not defend himself.

2. Explain how Santiago makes money.

3. How does Mansfield's mistress talk to Lydia about her husband?

4. Describe the first job the protagonist has in "The Store".

5. Discuss the way the dreadlock man responds to Marvella's children.

6. Discuss Lydia's mother's reaction to the first boy she brings home.

7. Why does Marvella keep her children at the school in Northwest?

8. Why was the protagonist of "The Store" initially hesitant to respond to the ad in the paper?

9. What does the protagonist of "The Store" do when Penny decides to sell the store?

10. How does Samuel Jr. react when he learns that his sister has kept contact with their father over the years?

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