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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens after a violent confrontation between Jeff and Mo?
(a) Mo shoots Ann.
(b) Jeff kicks everyone out of the house.
(c) Jeff shoots Mo.
(d) Mo stabs Jeff.

2. Where did Mattie and John live when John was in college?
(a) New York.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Georgia.

3. Who does Mattie not want to know about her condition?
(a) John.
(b) Grandma.
(c) Ann.
(d) Jeff.

4. Why was John forced to drop out of school?
(a) To take care of the farm.
(b) He got seriously ill.
(c) He ran out of money.
(d) To care for Mattie's family.

5. What does Grandma think is Ann's plan?
(a) Rob the house.
(b) Trap Jeff into marriage.
(c) Turn Jeff against his family.
(d) Get Jeff back into a gang.

6. What time of day is it when Act 2 begins?
(a) Noon.
(b) Morning.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Sunset.

7. Where do John and Dudley go?
(a) The bar.
(b) The liquor store.
(c) The gas station.
(d) Church.

8. What does Mattie ask Ann to do while she is gone?
(a) Run the vacuum cleaner.
(b) Tidy up Jeff's bedroom.
(c) Make phone calls to invite people to the party.
(d) Make some party food.

9. What does Mattie think is a big problem with her family?
(a) Mental illness.
(b) Bad tempers.
(c) Alcohol abuse.
(d) Lack of education.

10. Why is Grandma not happy about Ann's presence in their lives?
(a) Jeff should marry someone from the neighborhood.
(b) Ann is too uppity.
(c) Ann is a white girl.
(d) No one is good enough for her grandson.

11. What is John's mood as he leaves the house?
(a) Defeated.
(b) Happy.
(c) Angry.
(d) Hopeful.

12. Where did John direct his frustrated ambitions?
(a) Jeff.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Sculpting.
(d) Painting.

13. How old is Grandma?
(a) 83.
(b) 67.
(c) 91.
(d) 75.

14. Why are Mattie and Grandma so happy?
(a) Jeff has come home.
(b) They like their new neighbors.
(c) Grandma got good medical test results.
(d) They got good deals on Christmas gifts.

15. What does Mattie discuss with Ann?
(a) Ann's family.
(b) Civil Rights Movement.
(c) Sunday dinner plans.
(d) Mattie's family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Dudley scheduled for Mattie?

2. What does Mo deride Jeff for regarding Jeff's vision?

3. What does Gail ask Jeff to do?

4. What does Mattie not attempt to control in her household?

5. Jeff tells his father that there are different ________________ for different people.

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