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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 on the paper from which John reads to Ann?
(a) A few notes.
(b) A phone number.
(c) John's latest poem.
(d) Nothing.

2. What had Dudley been doing out of the country?
(a) Teaching.
(b) Visiting relatives.
(c) Fishing.
(d) Sightseeing.

3. What time period serves as the setting of THE RIVER NIGER?
(a) The 1950s.
(b) The 1980s.
(c) The 1960s.
(d) The 1970s.

4. Who owns the brownstone where Grandma Wilhemina lives?
(a) John Williams.
(b) Grandma Wilhemina.
(c) James Hall.
(d) John Pearson.

5. What is John's liquor of choice?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Scotch.
(c) Rum.
(d) Gin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What beverage is Grandma Wilhemina fixing?

2. How much money does John ask to borrow from Dudley?

3. What falls out of John's pocket?

4. What is the name of John's wife?

5. Which of the following is not one of Chip's gang members?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dudley decide to tell John about Mattie's health?

2. What does Dudley tell the family about Mattie's health and how does Mattie respond?

3. What does Ann tell Mattie about her family and background?

4. What does Gail ask Jeff to do regarding Mo's life direction?

5. What does Dudley find so amazing about the poem that John reads to Ann?

6. How does Grandma inadvertently upset Mattie when they are talking about John?

7. What does John ask Dudley for when he abruptly changes the subject?

8. Describe the reactions of Mattie and Grandma when Jeff announces his plans to marry Ann.

9. What does Dudley tell John about Mattie's health?

10. What does John read while sitting at the table?

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