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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through We Are Learning.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many other students were black in the school Ward attended in the late 1980s and early 1990s?
(a) Three.
(b) 11.
(c) Seven.
(d) None.

2. What job did Ward's mother have when she worked in Diamondhead?
(a) Maid.
(b) Cook.
(c) Laundress.
(d) Janitress.

3. What color was the cording that Ward's mother used to make clotheslines in "We Are Watching"?
(a) White.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Yellow.

4. How old was De'Sean's father when he was born?
(a) 17.
(b) 19.
(c) 20.
(d) 18.

5. Where did the author live in Mississippi in the Prologue?
(a) Bay Springs.
(b) Cascilla.
(c) Roxie.
(d) DeLisle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ronald tell a cousin he wanted to do shortly before he died?

2. How old was Ward when she began watching her siblings alone while her mother was at work?

3. Where did Ronald first move after he argued with his mother?

4. What grade was Ward in when her family moved to Gulfport in "We Are Watching"?

5. What did Ronald self-medicate with?

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