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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What highway did Josh take home the night he died?
(a) Highway 90.
(b) I-10.
(c) Highway 49
(d) Highway 53.

3. Which of Ronald's siblings had Ward attend elementary school with?
(a) His oldest sister.
(b) His twin.
(c) His middle sister.
(d) His youngest sister.

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

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

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

7. When were many of the houses built where Ward moved in "We Are Watching"?
(a) 1960s.
(b) 1970s.
(c) 1980s.
(d) 1950s.

8. When Ward's father's car ran out of gas in "We Are Watching," how far did the car have to be pushed to the gas station?
(a) About an eighth of a mile.
(b) At least a half a mile.
(c) About a quarter of a mile.
(d) About a third of a mile.

9. According to the American Human Development Project, where does Mississippi rank on the UN's Human Development Index?
(a) Last.
(b) 49.
(c) 38.
(d) Middle.

10. How many weeks did the camp run where Ward was a counselor in "Ronald Wayne Lizana"?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

11. What type of car did Ward's mother drive when she picked Ward up at the New Orleans airport in "Joshua Adam Dedeaux"?
(a) Corolla.
(b) Taurus.
(c) Grand Caravan.
(d) Caprice.

12. 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) 2009.
(c) 2007.
(d) 2008.

13. In "We Are Watching," where did Ward's mother's employer go to college?
(a) University of Iowa.
(b) University of Mississippi.
(c) Stanford.
(d) Harvard.

14. At what camp was Ward a counslor in "Ronald Wayne Lizana"?
(a) Sunnyside.
(b) All God's Critters.
(c) Meadowbrook.
(d) Whispering Pines.

15. In "We Are Watching," how many bedrooms did the homes have in the subdivision where Ward's family moved?
(a) Two and three.
(b) Three.
(c) One and two.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the author think she would see a moment after death?

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

3. Where did C.J.'s father live?

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

5. How old was Nerissa when Ward came home in "Joshua Adam Dedeaux"?

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