View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Sandy feel about moving in with Tempy?
(a) Grateful.
(b) Happy.
(c) Anxious.
(d) Sad.

2. What is the first thing Tempy gives Sandy?
(a) A present.
(b) His own room and furniture.
(c) A hot meal.
(d) A hug.

3. Each night Sandy's mother would cry. Why?
(a) She had no news from Jimboy.
(b) She had no money.
(c) She missed her mother.
(d) She wanted a better life for her son.

4. Hager grew up playing with whom?
(a) Her siblings.
(b) The mistress' daughter.
(c) Other slave children.
(d) No one.

5. How do Sandy and his friends feel about how they are treated?
(a) Happy.
(b) Angry and outraged.
(c) Humiliated and hurt.
(d) Not surprised.

Short Answer Questions

1. To popularize the carnival, the carnival owners place coupons in the paper; if children bring them for "children's day" they can get what?

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

3. Why was Tempy sad to see Sandy go?

4. What had Tempy's employer left her as a token of her appreciation?

5. What did Sandy find out?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the other major event in this chapter? Are you surprised by this? Why or why not?

2. How is Sandy's hotel job, as mentioned in "Hey, Boy!" bad?

3. Why does Sandy want to move to Chicago?

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

5. What was the worst incident Sandy had to deal with at the hotel?

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

7. How is the title, "The Doors of Life," significant?

8. Of what does this first chapter largely consist?

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

10. How does Sandy's life change after Hager's death?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 909 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample