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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. Tempy and Arkins believed that to get respect, one had to do what?
(a) Bleach their skin lighter.
(b) Act, dress, eat, and earn money as white people did.
(c) Leave the ghetto.
(d) Be educated.

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

3. Annjee said that she had found Sandy a job working as what at a Chicago hotel?
(a) A bell-hop.
(b) A shoe-shine.
(c) An assistant manager.
(d) A coat-checker.

4. When Hager grew up, the plantation owner, Mr. Jeanne, left for what and died?
(a) World War I.
(b) The War of 1812.
(c) The Spanish American War.
(d) The Civil War.

5. Why was Tempy sad to see Sandy go?
(a) He was a big help around the house.
(b) She thought he could make something of himself but rejected the resources she offered him.
(c) She would be lonely without him.
(d) She had grown used to his company.

Short Answer Questions

1. One day, working at Mrs. Prentiss's, he dropped his broom and did what?

2. What did Sandy win?

3. What is the first thing Tempy gives Sandy?

4. What does Hager tell Sandy about slavery?

5. Hager grew up playing with whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sandy come to the decision to get his education? How does this change his mind?

2. Was Sandy's first view of Chicago what he expected? Should he have expected this? Why or why not?

3. Why does Sandy want to move to Chicago?

4. What is the first major event in "Ten Dollars and Costs?" How might this be both a good and bad job?

5. Describe Hager's funeral.

6. How did Tempy change her life?

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

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

9. Why is Sandy to avoid lower-class women?

10. How does Sandy change when he begins to focus on his education? Is this good or bad?

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