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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 22-24, Beyond the Jordan, Tempy's House, A Shelf of Books.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hager tell Sandy about slavery?
(a) Slavery should be reinstated.
(b) While slavery was very bad, it wasn't all bad.
(c) Slavery was very bad.
(d) Slavery was pretty good.

2. How did Miss Jeanne die?
(a) From old age.
(b) She had a heart attack.
(c) She walked off her balcony thinking her husband had come home.
(d) From influenza.

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.
(a) A.
(b) Three-quarters of a.
(c) A half.
(d) A quarter.

4. What happened when the three returned home?
(a) They found Aunt Hager crying at the kitchen table.
(b) Aunt Hager was waiting for them with a bundle of switches at her feet.
(c) They found out half the neighborhood was out searching for them.
(d) They woke up the dog.

5. Why does Hager not want Sandy to work at a hotel?
(a) She thinks that bad things go on at hotels.
(b) He is smarter than most people who work at hotels.
(c) Hotels do not pay well.
(d) Sandy will have to work late hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Sandy feel about moving in with Tempy?

2. What did John Lowdins do when a drunk white man attacked him?

3. What does Sandy do with his gift from Tempy?

4. Sandy wonders if he could ever be __________ and whether the Lord even cared if someone was black or white, or male or female.

5. He knew that Jesus was white but what had he learned?

(see the answer key)

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