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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of the story, what is Aunt Hager desperately trying to do?
(a) Get Sandy and herself into a boat.
(b) Get Sandy and herself into a closet.
(c) Get Sandy and herself into her cellar and get the door shut.
(d) Get Sandy and herself into an ambulance.

2. What is not clear about Harriet?
(a) Where she has been.
(b) How she made her way after quitting the carnival.
(c) If she has changed much.
(d) If she wants to be home.

3. In Stanton, why was there almost no work for black people?
(a) There was hardly any work for anyone.
(b) The whites would not let them work.
(c) Other minority groups came in a took away their jobs.
(d) Immigrants came in and took away their jobs.

4. Towards the end of the year, Annjee recovers, and they receive a letter from Harriet asking for what?
(a) A visit from them.
(b) Fare to come home from Memphis, Tennessee.
(c) Fare to travel to Hollywood.
(d) Their support in her new music career.

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

6. What did Sandy eventually do at the dance?
(a) He danced with girls.
(b) He watched the musicians.
(c) He fell asleep.
(d) He watched the others dance.

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

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

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

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

11. What does Jimboy eventually do?
(a) He leaves again.
(b) He goes to bed.
(c) He notices Annjee.
(d) He puts down the guitar and sets her on his lap and eats.

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

13. What did John Lowdins do when a drunk white man attacked him?
(a) He called the police.
(b) He shot him in the shoulder and drove off.
(c) He did nothing.
(d) He killed him.

14. What did Harriet do that night when she came home late?
(a) She packed her bags and ran off with the circus.
(b) She wrote a nasty note to Aunt Hager.
(c) She packed her bags and moved in with her boyfriend.
(d) She packed her bags and caught the next train to New York City.

15. Sandy wonders if he could ever be __________ and whether the Lord even cared if someone was black or white, or male or female.
(a) Rich.
(b) White.
(c) Confident.
(d) Smart.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Sandy at the carnival?

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

3. How did Aunt Hager learn that Sandy had spent his money in a way he should not have?

4. For ________ years she worked hard to support her family and to see Jimboy only a few weeks a year.

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

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