1. How does Callie become a first hand witness to the burning of the diner?
(a) Tessie drives the family to the Zebra Room to help Milton.
(b) She rides her bike to the Zebra Room to help her father.
(c) She sees news footage of the diner catching fire on t.v.
(d) Milton tells Callie the story of the fire when he arrives home from the diner.

2. What happens to Milton as he is about to go into war that Desdemona believes is an answer to her prayers?
(a) He receives word that he has been accepted to the US Naval Academy and is immediately transported off of the ship.
(b) He is injured by a fellow seaman and spends the rest of the war safely in a US hospital.
(c) He is discharged from the Navy and is able to return to Detroit to work in the Zebra Room.
(d) He receives word that Tessie has broken off her engagement to Mike.

3. Why does Jimmy Fioretos call to wake Milton early one morning?
(a) The Zebra Room has caught on fire.
(b) The Zebra Room has been broken into.
(c) Jimmy wants Milton to help him protect his business.
(d) Race riots have begun in the city near the Zebra Room.

4. Why does Milton decide to take the Annapolis entrance exam?
(a) Because he has dreamed of becoming a Navy officer.
(b) Because he wants to be relocated closer to Tessie.
(c) Because he will be exempt from drills while taking the test.
(d) Because he believes that being accepted into Annapolis will make Tessie proud of him.

5. What condition must Desdemona meet to be hired by the Temple No. 1?
(a) She must demonstrate that she knows how to weave silk into fabric.
(b) She must prove that she is capable of raising silk worms.
(c) She must convince them that she had black ancestors.
(d) She must pledge allegiance to their religious leader, Minister Fard.