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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 Aunt Hager think of Jimboy?
(a) He is entertaining.
(b) He is intelligent.
(c) He is kind.
(d) He is worthless.

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

3. Why is Jimboy not working that day?
(a) He wanted to spend the day with Sandy.
(b) He was sick.
(c) He had been laid off.
(d) He was injured.

4. Where did Harriet and Jimboy go?
(a) To the carnival.
(b) To both the carnival and the revival.
(c) To the revival.
(d) To neither the carnival nor the revival.

5. Harriet had been on bad terms with Aunt Hager. Why?
(a) Because Hager had whipped her after the dance.
(b) Because Hager was mean.
(c) Because Hager forced her to do things she did not want to do.
(d) Because Hager often ignored her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. "Storm" introduces Aunt Hager and her grandson Sandy preparing for ________________ that is hitting their neighborhood.

3. "Carnival" begins with Hager and her family splitting up, with some going to the revival and some going to the carnival _____ mile down the road.

4. Why did she want to get a job as a chambermaid at a hotel?

5. How does Sandy react to Mrs. Rice's treatment of his mother?

(see the answer key)

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