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

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

3. Why is Marvella embarrassed to publicly scold her child?
(a) The dreadlock man shakes his head in disgust.
(b) Marvin did not really do anything wrong.
(c) Marvella does not like handling matters in public.
(d) There are white people around.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics the protagonist of "The Store" lists about himself in regard to his service at his first job?

2. What time does Santiago call home?

3. In "Gospel", what is the only constant in Vivian Slater's life?

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

5. Who is the first member Vivian recruited in forming her Gospelteers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Santiago's grandmother ban him from her house?

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

3. Discuss the significance of the title of "His Mother's House".

4. How do the Gospelteers respond to the fire at the church?

5. In "An Orange Line Train to Ballston", describe the opening of the story.

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

7. In "Gospel", describe Vivian L. Slater's Sunday morning ritual.

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

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

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

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