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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After some greeting, Harriet goes off to stay with _____________, who she says she'll be living with.
(a) Jimboy.
(b) Maudel.
(c) Mingo.
(d) Hager.

3. Why does Annjee believe Jimboy married her?
(a) Because she was a homebody and would take care of a house.
(b) Because she was pregnant with their child.
(c) Because he loved her.
(d) Because he wanted to get married and start a family.

4. "Work" begins with Jimboy and Sandy doing what?
(a) Singing.
(b) Talking.
(c) Fishing.
(d) Dancing.

5. Hager is determined to get Sandy through high school and make him into what?
(a) "The next Booker T. Washington".
(b) "The next W.E.B. du Bois."
(c) "The next black scientist."
(d) "The first black President of the United States."

6. Why did many of the elder townspeople die?
(a) From a cholera epidemic.
(b) From a flu epidemic.
(c) From pneumonia.
(d) The winter was very cold.

7. Sister Johnson and Hager have long conversation about what?
(a) How Jimboy is no better than other black men.
(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 awful life is.

8. Sandy really wants _________, but the best his mother can do is to get Mr. Logan to build him one.
(a) A sled.
(b) A car.
(c) A bicycle.
(d) A treehouse.

9. What happened to Sandy at the carnival?
(a) He stepped on a rusty nail.
(b) He missed the rest of his family.
(c) He got bored.
(d) He became nauseous on one of the rides.

10. "Conversation" records a conversation between Aunt Hager and who else?
(a) Sister Whiteside.
(b) AnnJee.
(c) Sandy.
(d) Sister Johnson.

11. How does Hager's companion want to spend her time?
(a) Protesting black inequality.
(b) Creating art.
(c) Reading and studying.
(d) Dancing and having fun with boys.

12. Harriet doesn't want to follow what as Hager demands that she do?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Cultural rules.
(c) The laws.
(d) White rules.

13. What does Sandy do with his gift from Tempy?
(a) He throws it under the stove.
(b) He stares at it in awe.
(c) He hugs it.
(d) He tries it out.

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

15. How does Sandy react to Mrs. Rice's treatment of his mother?
(a) He complains.
(b) He cries.
(c) He jokes.
(d) He laughs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Annjee?

2. Tempy and her husband have done well financially and have stopped hanging around who?

3. What was Aunt Hager going to do to punish Sandy?

4. Where did Harriet and Jimboy go?

5. That day Sandy almost won what?

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