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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 branch of service did Myron serve in during the war?
(a) Air Force.
(b) Marine Corps.
(c) Navy.
(d) Army.

2. In Chapter 15, how old is Derek?
(a) 17.
(b) 18.
(c) 16.
(d) 19.

3. In Chapter 23, when is Joan supposed to hear back about her art college application?
(a) June.
(b) April.
(c) May.
(d) July.

4. Where does Professor Mason think Joan should study?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) New York City.
(d) Berlin.

5. When was August born?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1962.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take the jury during Derek's trial to issue a guilty verdict?

2. What grade was Derek in when he broke a girl's arm?

3. How often does August visit Derek in prison?

4. In Chapter 22, in how many years will Miriam be a nurse?

5. What is Hazel working on in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Professor Mason, Joan's art teacher at Rhodes suggest her senior year?

2. How does Myron die?

3. How did Hazel's father die?

4. What flood has affected Memphis in 1937?

5. How long has Miss Dawn known August?

6. Why is Derek arrested in Chapter 18?

7. What does Miss Dawn tell Joan when Joan tells her about applying to art school in London?

8. When Joan is a junior in high school, what art class is she taking?

9. When did Miriam graduate from nursing school, and what was her graduation ceremony like?

10. Why does August want the children walked to school by armed gun members in Chapter 15?

(see the answer keys)

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