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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 grade was Derek in when he broke a girl's arm?
(a) 4th.
(b) 3rd.
(c) 6th.
(d) 5th.

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

3. When did Myron come home from the war?
(a) 1944.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1946.
(d) 1947.

4. After Hazel's father died, by how much does Mrs. Finely overpay her monthly bill?
(a) $3.
(b) $2.50.
(c) $5.
(d) $10.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What career does Joan's mother want her to pursue?

2. In Chapter 23, how old is Joan?

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

4. Where did August used to go for summer camps every July?

5. In Chapter 20, what is the name of Joan's history teacher?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 22, how does Miriam hear about the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon?

2. How does Myron die?

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

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

5. What flood has affected Memphis in 1937?

6. Why is Derek arrested in Chapter 18?

7. What was Derek's trial like?

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

9. How did Hazel's father die?

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

(see the answer keys)

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