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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. What was the last car Myron bought Hazel?
(a) 1949 Cadillac Coupe de Ville.
(b) 1950 Cadillac Coupe de Ville.
(c) 1952 Cadillac Coupe de Ville.
(d) 1951 Cadillac Coupe de Ville.

2. How does August say that Derek's father died?
(a) Lynched.
(b) In a prison riot.
(c) Drive-by shooting.
(d) Knife fight.

3. When does Chapter 4 take place?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1977.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1975.

4. How long after Miriam meets Jax does she call her sister and tell her about Jax hitting her?
(a) 10 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 17 years.

5. What type of car is Jax driving when he and Miriam meet?
(a) 1969 Pontiac GTO.
(b) 1969 Datsun 240Z.
(c) 1969 Chevy Corvette Stingray.
(d) 1969 Shelby Mustang GT 350.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year is it in Chapter 12?

2. What color quilt is over the bed where Joan sleeps in Chapter 10?

3. What is Derek holding in Chapter 12 when a horn sounds in the driveway?

4. In Chapter 2, what type of vehicle does MIriam drive?

5. Where does August take Joan while her parents talk to a doctor in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does August do when she sees Jax choking Miriam in Chapter 9?

2. What is the kitchen like in Chapter 7?

3. Why does Miriam stop at an Exxon filling station in Chapter 2, and does he get what she wants?

4. In Chapter 10, what does Miss Dawn tell Joan to do, and what is the result?

5. A week after Joan is raped, what does a doctor tell Miriam and Jax?

6. What wakes Joan in Chapter 6, and what does she see when she goes downstairs?

7. In 1978, what does Hazel wear when she is gardening?

8. How does Joan compare herself and Mya to her mother in Chapter 10?

9. In Chapter 12, what is Miriam doing?

10. Why is Jax upset when Miriam wears red shoes in Chpater 5?

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