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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9, White Folks, Dance, Carnival.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jimboy eventually do?
(a) He puts down the guitar and sets her on his lap and eats.
(b) He goes to bed.
(c) He leaves again.
(d) He notices Annjee.

2. When they get home, Annjee was happy to have the evening. Why?
(a) Since she was so tired.
(b) Since she works all day.
(c) Since black people had to give their day "to white folks".
(d) Since she had to stay away from her family all day.

3. Would Harriett's white girlfriends talk to her after school?
(a) Yes, sometimes.
(b) Yes, usually.
(c) Yes, but rarely.
(d) No.

4. In Stanton, why was there almost no work for black people?
(a) Immigrants came in and took away their jobs.
(b) There was hardly any work for anyone.
(c) Other minority groups came in a took away their jobs.
(d) The whites would not let them work.

5. Who had Jimboy probably been trying to outdo?
(a) The Swedes.
(b) The Italians.
(c) The Germans.
(d) The Greeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Aunt Hager was gone, who showed up and asked Harriet to come to a dance with him?

2. Why were Aunt Hager's services needed?

3. A man could work in Stanton his whole life without saving enough money to retire and leave something behind. To whom had this happened?

4. Why is Jimboy not working that day?

5. How does Annjee feel when Jimboy comes home and starts singing with Harriet?

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