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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does F. Jasmin, Bernice, and John Henry all do, suddenly, at the same time in the darkening kitchen?
(a) They start cleaning.
(b) They fall asleep.
(c) They laugh.
(d) They cry.

2. Which one of Bernice's husbands was so violent that Bernice had to call the law on him?
(a) Her third husband.
(b) Her fourth husband.
(c) Her second husband.
(d) Her first husband.

3. What no longer scares F. Jasmin now that she knows she is leaving?
(a) Sears & Roebuck.
(b) The girls' club.
(c) The Blue Moon.
(d) The jail.

4. What was John Henry doing when F. Jamsin eventually arrives home from her date?
(a) Looking at bats around the street lights.
(b) Eating leftovers from dinner.
(c) Gazing at the stars.
(d) Playing cards with Bernice.

5. What type of dress does F. Jasmin plan on wearing to the wedding?
(a) A long sleeved gown.
(b) A gown with a long train.
(c) A strapless gown.
(d) A spaghetti strap gown.

6. Where is Bernice's house located?
(a) Bensville.
(b) Cartersville.
(c) Sugarville.
(d) Morrisonville.

7. What does F. Jasmin stop to look at on her way to Bernice's house?
(a) The school house.
(b) The Blue Moon.
(c) The department store.
(d) The jail.

8. What is Bernice's mom's name?
(a) Mama B.
(b) Little Bits.
(c) Itsy Bitsy.
(d) Big Mama.

9. Which one of the following is not something that Bernice's mother says will be in F. Jasmin's future?
(a) Roads.
(b) Money.
(c) Trains.
(d) Suitcase.

10. Who was coming to visit Bernice on the night that F. Jasmin was at her home?
(a) MacKern.
(b) Honey.
(c) Ludie.
(d) T.T.

11. What does F. Jasmin do while Bernice tells her the story of Ludie Freeman?
(a) F. Jasmin lights one of Bernice's cigarettes and sits smoking like a grown up.
(b) F. Jasmin starts writing down Bernice's story.
(c) F. Jasmin continues to eat her food and argue with John Henry over the facts of the story.
(d) F. Jasmin combs Bernice's hair.

12. Instead of taking F. Jasmin dancing, where does the solider take her instead?
(a) His room.
(b) Back home.
(c) A local bar.
(d) The banks of the river.

13. Why does F. Jasmin go to Bernice's house?
(a) To escape her house.
(b) To meet Bernice's new beau.
(c) To have her fortune told by Bernice's mother.
(d) To talk to Bernice about her soldier friend.

14. While trying to resist the solider, what does F. Jasmin do to buy herself some time?
(a) She steps on his foot.
(b) She offers to get them something to drink.
(c) She bits his tongue.
(d) She tells him that she has to use the bathroom.

15. What did the streets in the middle of the town remind F. Jasmin of?
(a) A carnival fair.
(b) A war zone.
(c) A Mexican fiesta.
(d) A dance party.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Bible verse does Bernice reference while speaking with F. Jasmin about the wedding?

2. What times does F. Jasmin begin to eat her last dinner with Bernice and John Henry?

3. How old is F. Jasmin's father?

4. Which of the following was not on the parlor table at Bernice's house?

5. Which character says, "That's a sweet dress you got on. And them silver shoes! And silk stockings! You look like a regular grown girl"?

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