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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. In Chapter 16, how many months pregnant is Hazel?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 9.
(d) 7.

2. What year is it in Chapter 15?
(a) 1996.
(b) 1997.
(c) 1998.
(d) 1995.

3. In Chapter 21, how long does Joan have to apply to the school Professor Mason wants her to apply to?
(a) Until Christmas.
(b) Until Thanksgiving.
(c) January 2.
(d) January 31.

4. Where does Miriam find her sister and daughters in Chapter 18?
(a) Quilting room.
(b) Parlor.
(c) Hair salon.
(d) Kitchen.

5. What grade is Joan in in Chapter 20?
(a) Junior.
(b) Senior.
(c) Freshman.
(d) Sophomore.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Myron come home from the war?

2. What month is it when Professor Mason tells Joan she should not study at Rhodes for college?

3. What color did Miriam and August wear to Derek's trial?

4. In Chapters 20, who comes to see Joan when she is in history class?

5. Why is Stanley not able to walk Miriam down the aisle?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Derek arrested in Chapter 18?

2. How does Mya react when the World Trade Center towers fell and the Pentagon was attacked?

3. How did Hazel's father die?

4. How do the visits August makes to see Derek affect her?

5. Why does Miriam want Joan to be a doctor?

6. What shop is a staple in the North Memphis neighborhood where Hazel lives?

7. What flood has affected Memphis in 1937?

8. Why does Joan go to Sunday Mass?

9. How does Myron propose to Hazel and how does she respond?

10. Where does Hazel meet Myron, and what is their first encounter like?

(see the answer keys)

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