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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Ward lived in New York, how long did she live with her then-boyfriend?
(a) Eight months.
(b) Three months.
(c) Four months.
(d) Six months.

2. Where did Ward's college roommate recommend that Ward look for a job in "Joshua Adam Dedeaux"?
(a) New York City.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Boston.
(d) Stanford.

3. What season was it in "Ronald Wayne Lizana," when Ward saw Ronald at the park?
(a) Fall.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Spring.

4. What type of housing did Ward's family move to in "We Are Learning"?
(a) Duplex.
(b) Single-family home.
(c) Apartment.
(d) Single-wide trailer.

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

6. In "We Are Here," what was the median household income in Mississippi?
(a) $41,005.
(b) $29,014.
(c) $18,976.
(d) $34,473.

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

8. When Ward lived in New York, how long did she sleep on the antique sofa that belonged to some rich White friends?
(a) Six months.
(b) Four months.
(c) Three months.
(d) Five months.

9. 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) 2008.
(b) 2006.
(c) 2007.
(d) 2009.

10. In "We Are Learning," what color was the old mansion where Ward's mother worked for a white family?
(a) White.
(b) Dark blue.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Sea green.

11. In how many states is at a least a quarter of the population African American?
(a) Four.
(b) Eight.
(c) Three.
(d) Six.

12. Where did Ward have a boyfriend in "Joshua Adam Dedeaux"?
(a) University of Michigan.
(b) Stanford.
(c) New York.
(d) Mississippi.

13. What did Ronald self-medicate with?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) Crack.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Weed.

14. When was C. J. born?
(a) April 9, 1984.
(b) January 11, 1985.
(c) May 5, 1983.
(d) March 15, 1987.

15. How high did Ward's credit card debt climb in "Joshua Adam Dedeaux"?
(a) $,5,500.
(b) $4,000.
(c) $6,000.
(d) $5,000.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "We Are Here," how many Black Mississippi men in their 20s were inmates in the Mississippi prison system?

3. In "Joshua Adam Dedeaux," how much money had Ward saved in college?

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

5. When was Joshua born?

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