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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 many pounds of crawfish were set to boil at midnight in "Demond Cook"?
(a) 80.
(b) 85.
(c) 50.
(d) 75.

2. How many siblings did Demond have?
(a) Three.
(b) Two
(c) Zero.
(d) Five.

3. How old was Ward's father when she was born?
(a) 22.
(b) 21.
(c) 19.
(d) 20.

4. What color was the trailer Ward and her family moved to from their small house in the big field?
(a) Cream and yellow.
(b) Beige and white.
(c) Brown.
(d) Green.

5. Where did Ward's father's father and his siblings live?
(a) Across the street from St. Stephen's Church.
(b) On a plot of land outside of town.
(c) Behind the elementary school.
(d) Above a store downtown.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Roger Eric Daniels die?

2. In "Roger Eric Daniels III," where did Aldon and Ward stop for a Coke?

3. What time period was covered in "We Are in Wolf Town"?

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

5. In which branch of the military did Demond serve?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the club like that Ward and her friends went to in "Demond Cook"?

2. Why in the 1900s did adults in DeLisle arrange visits with other communities in Alabama or Louisiana?

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

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

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

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

7. How did Ward's father get the money to buy a motorcycle?

8. How did Ward and her brother Joshua spend their days at the beginning of "We Are Wounded"?

9. How did Ward describe Aldon in 2004?

10. How did Ward describe where her father lived in New Orleans?

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