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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. Sandy saw Sister Johnson again and enjoyed listening to her talk about what?
(a) The people he had grown up with.
(b) Her children.
(c) Sandy's family.
(d) Her neighbors.

2. The story then flashes back _______ days when Sandy came home from work.
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

3. Annjee and Sandy reached the "_________ belt" of the city.
(a) Black.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Dirty.
(d) White.

4. Sandy receives word from Annjee that she finally has the money for what?
(a) His fare to Chicago.
(b) Bus fare home.
(c) HIs education.
(d) Buying a new home.

5. What did Sandy do while he was sick?
(a) He wrote a novel.
(b) He wrote poetry.
(c) He slept a lot.
(d) He started reading all of Tempy's books and magazines.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Sandy spend a lot of time?

2. Tempy had worked for a progressive white women fighting for what?

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

4. What did Sandy win?

5. Why was it surprising to find Aunt Hager this way?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Tempy change her life?

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

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

7. Why does Sandy want to move to Chicago?

8. How does Hager support her beliefs regarding slavery?

9. Should Sandy have dumped Pansetta?

10. Describe Hager's funeral.

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