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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. What is the name of Vivian's daughters' group?
(a) The Angels.
(b) The Invitations.
(c) The Jones Sisters.
(d) The Salvations.

2. What does Vivian say she had considered naming Ruth at first?
(a) Jane.
(b) Ella.
(c) Etta.
(d) Eartha.

3. Who does Vivian call her miracle child?
(a) Hattie.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Chloe.
(d) Esther.

4. What does the police officer tell Vivian in Part II?
(a) She is beautiful.
(b) She is a hard worker.
(c) She is not like the "rest of her people."
(d) She is ugly.

5. What news does Ruth keep from her mother for a while?
(a) That she is sick.
(b) That she is pregnant.
(c) That she is moving to another state.
(d) That she is dropping out of school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Horace say he has heard about the future of the Fillmore neighborhood?

2. Who kills Vivian's father?

3. How long has it been since Preacher Thomas's wife has passed away?

4. Where does Vivian say she and the girls always dreamed of traveling?

5. What time of day is it when Vivian leaves her meeting with Mr. Franklin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of relationship do Mary and VIvian have?

2. Who does Vivian confide in about her consternation over Ruth's choices, and why?

3. Why is Esther so angry at Ruth?

4. Who do Vivian's girls tease Vivian about, and why?

5. Who sings during Vivian's meeting with Mr. Franklin and what does Mr. Franklin say about this singer?

6. What does Chloe feel for the white man, James, she meets with Tony?

7. What happens to Esther in childhood that makes her separate from her family somewhat?

8. Who is Vivian very excited about meeting in Part I and why?

9. What does Mr. Franklin say he wants in the act from the Jones sisters?

10. How does Vivian dress for her meeting with Mr. Franklin?

(see the answer keys)

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