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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the time that Ward attended the private school, what were the most black students that ever attended there?
(a) Eight.
(b) Seven.
(c) 11.
(d) Five.

2. How many piled into a Suburban with Ward in "Charles Joseph Martin" to go to New Orleans?
(a) About 12.
(b) 11.
(c) At least 15.
(d) Eight.

3. How old was Ward when she began watching her siblings alone while her mother was at work?
(a) 12.
(b) 13.
(c) 11.
(d) 14.

4. What color was Ward's house in "We Are Watching"?
(a) Brown.
(b) Red.
(c) Gray.
(d) White.

5. In what year did a 17-year-old girl named Darlene attempt to cross the tracks in Pass Christian and get hit by a train?
(a) 2006.
(b) 2007.
(c) 2009.
(d) 2008.

6. How much higher were the suicide rates for Black males than those of Black women?
(a) About 30% higher.
(b) About 25% higher.
(c) Twice as high.
(d) Three times as high.

7. What type of car did Ward's father drive when he picked them up from the theater after their cousin passed out drunk?
(a) Lincoln.
(b) Ford.
(c) Dodge.
(d) Cadillac.

8. What color ice chest did C. J. and Duck drag to Ward's mother's house?
(a) Green.
(b) Brown.
(c) Blue.
(d) White.

9. When Joshua was six foot one and around 190 pounds, how big was Ward?
(a) 5 feet 2 inches and 100 pounds.
(b) 5 feet 3 inches and 110 pounds.
(c) 5 feet 4 inches and 115 pounds.
(d) 5 feet 5 inches and 120 pounds.

10. During Ward's time at the private school she attended, how many other black girls were there?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Zero.

11. When Ward lived in New York, when would she stumble drunk into a taxi after spending time at nightclubs with friends?
(a) Midnight.
(b) 3 a.m.
(c) Dawn.
(d) 4 a.m.

12. What movie did a cousin take Joshua and Ward to see in "We Are Learning"?
(a) Boomerang.
(b) Alien.
(c) Batman Returns.
(d) Dracula.

13. How many kids that Ward knew attend the camp where she was a counselor in "Ronald Wayne Lizana"?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

14. How old was Nerissa when Ward came home in "Joshua Adam Dedeaux"?
(a) 14.
(b) 15.
(c) 17.
(d) 16.

15. At the beginning of "Ronald Wayne Lizana," how old was Ronald?
(a) 15.
(b) 11.
(c) Eight.
(d) Nine.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days before Charine's birthday did Joshua die?

2. In "We Are Learning," what color was the old mansion where Ward's mother worked for a white family?

3. What type of housing did Ward's family move to in "We Are Learning"?

4. In "We Are Watching," what grade was Joshua in?

5. How many weeks did the camp run where Ward was a counselor in "Ronald Wayne Lizana"?

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