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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Jimboy's Letter", AnnJee receives a note from Jimboy saying what?
(a) He'd found a good job and wanted her to join him.
(b) He'd been laying railroad in Kansas City and had hurt his back so he was coming home.
(c) He'd remarried.
(d) He'd been working in a warehouse in Chicago and had been promoted to manager.

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

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

5. Aunt Hager argued that they shouldn't hate white people but do what?
(a) Take care of them.
(b) Pray for them.
(c) Do what they ask.
(d) Fear them.

6. In "School", the summer ends and Sandy has to go back to school to the ________ grade, which was integrated.
(a) Sixth.
(b) Fourth.
(c) Eighth.
(d) Fifth.

7. "Storm" introduces Aunt Hager and her grandson Sandy preparing for ________________ that is hitting their neighborhood.
(a) A cyclone.
(b) A flood.
(c) A truck.
(d) An earthquake.

8. Sister Johnson and Hager have long conversation about what?
(a) How awful life is.
(b) How they are going to pull themselves out of this depression.
(c) How many black men in the area beat their wives and how at least Jimboy didn't do that.
(d) How Jimboy is no better than other black men.

9. Why do Tempy and her husband quit the black Baptist church?
(a) They have converted to Catholicism.
(b) To join the white Episcopalian church.
(c) They are no longer Christians.
(d) They do not like the new minister.

10. He knew that Jesus was white but what had he learned?
(a) There was no Jesus.
(b) God loves everyone.
(c) God is no race.
(d) Jesus only loved white people.

11. In "Punishment", Sandy often received a nickel for what purpose?
(a) To purchase school books.
(b) To buy birthday presents.
(c) To spend on whatever he would like.
(d) To put in the collection plate at church.

12. That day Sandy almost won what?
(a) A piece of candy.
(b) A singing contest.
(c) A race.
(d) The spelling bee.

13. Jimboy sings many songs that he has learned from where?
(a) Kansas.
(b) The war.
(c) The south.
(d) Across the country.

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

15. What happens to Annjee?
(a) She gets very sick and cannot work.
(b) She gets a new job.
(c) She becomes very depressed.
(d) She leaves to find Jimboy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the Gavitts?

2. Stanton largely has _________ social classes.

3. What is not clear about Harriet?

4. On Thursday afternoon, who comes home to visit?

5. Why does Annjee have to give up the money she was saving for Sandy's Christmas?

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