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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why has this guest come?
(a) To tell the Colonel that Sallie is going to school to be a teacher.
(b) To warn the Colonel of the growing resentment of the white community towards Bert.
(c) To visit with the Colonel.
(d) To plead Bert's case.

2. What does Bert once accidentally do when he is a young boy?
(a) Refer to Norwood as "papa" in front of the Colonel's rich white friends.
(b) Get lost in the fields.
(c) Hug Norwood in front of his rich white friends.
(d) Tell Norwood he does not like him in front of his rich white friends.

3. Of what does Bert then inform Cora?
(a) He wants to be an overseer.
(b) He is going to go back to work in the fields.
(c) He is no longer going to work in the fields.
(d) He wants to stay and help her.

4. After Higgins and Norwood leave, who enters again?
(a) Bert.
(b) Cora.
(c) William.
(d) Sallie.

5. What does Cora tell Bert the Colonel wants to do to him?
(a) Speak.
(b) Yell.
(c) Throw him out.
(d) Beat.

6. Soon after, which son comes in?
(a) Billy.
(b) William.
(c) Sam.
(d) Bert.

7. What has Robert done without permission?
(a) Left home.
(b) Taken a new job.
(c) Stayed out late.
(d) Taken the car into town.

8. What happens from the accident on, between the Colonel and Bert?
(a) Sadness grows on both sides.
(b) Both of their personalities change.
(c) Resentment grows on both sides.
(d) Love grows on both sides.

9. On what does little Billy begin playing?
(a) The floor.
(b) The furniture.
(c) A washboard.
(d) A fiddle.

10. What does Sallie want to become?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A housewife.
(c) A maid.
(d) A business woman.

11. What does Cora tell Bert about where he lives?
(a) He is Norwood's son.
(b) He should move back up north.
(c) He needs to understand that he is no longer living up North.
(d) He needs to help out at home.

12. What is true about the relationship between the Colonel and Bert, up until this accident?
(a) Bert and the Colonel were never close.
(b) Bert had been the Colonel's favorite.
(c) Bert and the Colonel were best friends.
(d) Bert and the Colonel despised each other.

13. Who arrives as Sallie departs?
(a) Norwood's friend Fred Higgins.
(b) Norwood's cousin George Talbot.
(c) Norwood's friend Henry Higgins.
(d) Norwood's servant Sam.

14. How does Bert react to their explanation?
(a) He understands their concerns.
(b) He dismisses their concerns.
(c) He resents them for their concerns.
(d) He agrees to move north.

15. Why does Sam ask if it would be acceptable to take Sallie's luggage out the front door to the car?
(a) The back door is being painted.
(b) The back steps are difficult to maneuver.
(c) The front door is closer to the car.
(d) Sallie is the Colonel's daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the real outrage about Bert's behavior?

2. How does Bert feel about his actions?

3. With what does the Colonel start to follow Bert?

4. What does Sallie try to do for Bert?

5. What do Cora and William try to explain to Bert?

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