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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Demond when he became a father?
(a) 16.
(b) Early twenties.
(c) Late twenties.
(d) 19.

2. What would Ward's Uncle Bookie buy for the kids in the Prologue?
(a) Ice cream cones.
(b) Lollipops.
(c) Ice pops.
(d) Candy.

3. Where did Ward's mother work when they lived with her grandmother Dorothy in "We Are Wounded"?
(a) Factory.
(b) Restaurant.
(c) Hotel.
(d) School.

4. What would Mother Ellen and her siblings stuff their mattresses with?
(a) Straw.
(b) Spanish moss.
(c) Goose feathers.
(d) Hay.

5. How tall was Demond?
(a) 5 feet 10 inches.
(b) 6 feet 1 inch.
(c) 5 feet 11 inches.
(d) 6 feet 3 inches.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Ward's great-grandparents build their home in the author's hometown?

2. How many children did Ward's grandmother Dorothy's parents have?

3. What color did Ward's mother often dress her in when she was little?

4. How old was Charine when Ward first went away to college?

5. What type of school did the author attend in the late 1980s and early 1990s?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Ward describe her school and her life?

2. What type of party did Ward have for her seventh birthday?

3. What was Ward's mother's home and yard like?

4. How did Ward describe Aldon in 2004?

5. What were some of the jobs that Demond held?

6. How did Ward's great-great grandfather die?

7. Who lived with Ward's grandmother in "We Are Wounded"?

8. What did Ward remember doing with her Uncle Bookie?

9. Why did De'Sean live with his grandmother?

10. What did Demond look like when Ward met him?

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