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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Harriet reminds Annjee of whose great dreams for Sandy?
(a) Sister Johnson's.
(b) Jimboy's.
(c) Tempy's.
(d) Aunt Hager's.

2. Sandy is--somewhat unofficially--dating who?
(a) Pansetta.
(b) Peggy.
(c) Polly.
(d) Poinsetta.

3. Why had Tempy been embarrassed of Hager?
(a) Because she wore an apron wherever she went.
(b) Because she had an accent.
(c) Because she attended a black church.
(d) Because she was not educated.

4. In "Note to Harriett", Sandy is traveling to _____________ or the red-light district of Stanton.
(a) The Shadows.
(b) The Bottoms.
(c) The dark corner.
(d) The Lowlands.

5. What does Sandy's friend say about Pansetta?
(a) She was "as cold as ice."
(b) She was "not the sharpest knife in the drawer."
(c) She was "easy as hell."
(d) She was "as sweet as pie."

Short Answer Questions

1. The Southerner complained that "Kansas niggers" were _____________ and grabbed Sandy.

2. Hager claims that in the world there is room for _______________.

3. Sandy saw Sister Johnson again and enjoyed listening to her talk about what?

4. While working at the hotel, how did Sandy encounter Harriet?

5. Why did the men believe the answer to number 155?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did reading affect Sandy? Is this good? Why or why not?

2. In "Children's Day," how does inequality even affect African American children?

3. Why does Tempy help out with the war effort?

4. Should Sandy have dumped Pansetta?

5. What did Tempy and Arkins think of their low-class backgrounds? Should they feel this way? Why or why not?

6. What has happened to Hager in "Note to Harriett?" Why might the title be named after the note sent to Harriett?

7. How did Tempy change her life?

8. How has Harriett grown up? How is this revealed in what she says to Sandy and Annjee?

9. What does Sandy get from working in a barber shop?

10. Of what does this first chapter largely consist?

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