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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time would Ward and the other children wake up on Saturday mornings in "We Are Wounded"?
(a) 6 a.m.
(b) 7 a.m.
(c) 11 a.m.
(d) 10 a.m.

2. When was Ward born?
(a) May 11, 1977.
(b) July 23, 1977.
(c) June 3, 1977.
(d) April 1, 1977.

3. What was the early name for DeLisle?
(a) Riverbrook.
(b) Wolf Town.
(c) Coyote Village.
(d) Mesa Hill.

4. How old was Ward when her family moved to a single-wide trailer on a dead-end road in DeLisle?
(a) Six.
(b) Eight.
(c) Seven.
(d) Nine.

5. In which branch of the military did Demond serve?
(a) Marines.
(b) Air Force.
(c) Army.
(d) Navy.

6. When did Ward's family move back to Mississippi?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1981.
(d) 1980.

7. When did the Ward's great-grandparents build their home in the author's hometown?
(a) 1950s.
(b) 1920s.
(c) 1930s.
(d) 1940s.

8. When did adults from DeLisle arrange visits to other communities in Alabama or Louisia to match children with marriageable mates?
(a) Late 1800s.
(b) 1880s.
(c) Early 1900s.
(d) 1920s.

9. How old was Charine when Ward first went away to college?
(a) 11.
(b) 13.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

10. Where did Ward meet Demond?
(a) Ann Arbor.
(b) Long Beach.
(c) DeLisle.
(d) Pass Christian.

11. What club did Ward visit in "Demond Cook"?
(a) Illusions.
(b) Under the Hill.
(c) Upstairs Downstairs.
(d) Ebony.

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

13. What color did Ward wear the next time she visited the club in "Demond Cook"?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

14. At what age did the author's grandfather die?
(a) 50.
(b) 45.
(c) 53.
(d) 47.

15. In "We Are Wounded," what was the name of Ward's cousin who hunted in the Du Pont forest?
(a) Aldon.
(b) Richie.
(c) Eddie.
(d) Andy.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Demond born?

2. How many jobs did Ward's maternal grandmother have in order to support her family?

3. What river runs through DeLisle?

4. How old was De'Sean when Ward's mother kicked Nerissa out?

5. In 1982, where did Ward's father work?

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