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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. On Thursday afternoon, who comes home to visit?
(a) Hager's friend Sister Johnson.
(b) Hager's oldest daughter Tempy.
(c) Hager's youngest daughter Harriet.
(d) Hager's middle daughter Annjee.

2. While Aunt Hager was gone, who showed up and asked Harriet to come to a dance with him?
(a) Harriet's boyfriend Mingo.
(b) Harriet's cousin, Bobby.
(c) Sandy's friend, Buster.
(d) Harriet's friend Joey.

3. In "Dance", Aunt Hager has to run off to tend to Sister Land. Why?
(a) She was poor.
(b) She was organizing a church fundraiser and needed assistance.
(c) She had fallen.
(d) She had a hemorrhage.

4. How long has it been since Annjee's husband, Jimboy, has written?
(a) Three years.
(b) Three days.
(c) Three months.
(d) Three weeks.

5. How did the white men feel about working alongside a black man?
(a) They refused to work alongside a black man.
(b) They were unhappy about working alongside a black man.
(c) They did not mind working alongside a black man.
(d) They were afraid.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. "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.

3. At the beginning of the story, what is Aunt Hager desperately trying to do?

4. Why did this woman decide to quit her job as a waitress?

5. What happened to the Gavitts?

(see the answer key)

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