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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. Where does Ned say Otis is likely to end up?
(a) Prison
(b) Hospital
(c) A trailer house
(d) The streets

2. Who sleeps with Lucius in the attic?
(a) Otis
(b) Minnie
(c) Boon
(d) Ned

3. What does Lucius borrow from Mr. Parsham to travel into town?
(a) A donkey
(b) An automobile
(c) A mule
(d) A horse

4. Why does the policeman let the group pass?
(a) He knows Ned
(b) He is a client of Miss Reba's
(c) He is blind
(d) He knows Sam

5. What does Lucius do when he sees Boon?
(a) Screams at him
(b) Hugs him
(c) Attacks him
(d) Cries

Short Answer Questions

1. What strange word does Otis introduce to Lucius in this chapter?

2. How large is the gap between the carriage and the car?

3. Where does Lucius find Corrie crying?

4. What color shirt does Uncle Parsham wear?

5. What does the doctor ask for as payment?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the constable react to the fight between Butch and Boon?

2. In what way does the appearance of Grandfather give the story a sense of dread?

3. In what way has Lucius matured since the beginning of the novel?

4. How does Lucius show his maturation as a young adult in this chapter?

5. How did Otis and his aunt extort Miss Corrie?

6. In what way does Chapter 8 show the immense pride of the novel's black characters?

7. What does Corrie's character symbolize about women during the early 1900s in southern America?

8. How does Ned train the horse?

9. How can Lightning win the race?

10. Why does Ned question the officer for his arrest?

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