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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 to 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From where was Denver returning when he spotted the white woman with car trouble on the side of the road?
(a) His father BB's shack on the plantation.
(b) The Man's house where he stole a bike.
(c) His aunt's house.
(d) The Man's house where he was visiting Bobby.

2. How did Denver finally make his escape from life on the cotton fields to being homeless in Fort Worth, Texas?
(a) He simply walked away after having a bad day.
(b) He hitched a ride from a migrant worker.
(c) The Man died and Denver left in his car.
(d) He jumped on the train near the highway.

3. What is the term used to describe the farm owned by Ron's family?
(a) Blackland.
(b) Cottongain.
(c) Cottonshare.
(d) Sharecropper.

4. How is Ron's mother described?
(a) A bad-tempered boss who ran the family cotton farm.
(b) A spiritual woman who quoted Scripture.
(c) A Texas farm girl who sewed and baked cookies.
(d) An artist and sculptor.

5. When Ron sold two valuable paintings in the mid-1970s, where did he and his wife go to socialize with multimillionaire clients for a month?
(a) Europe.
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) The Bahamas.
(d) Canada.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city project did Ron view from his seat on the private Falcon jet?

2. What affliction affected Ron's father when Ron was a child?

3. Before the boys who nearly killed Denver spotted him near the vehicle, what did they ask the white woman?

4. To what danger did the family pet alert Li'l Buddy?

5. Why was Ron flying in a private jet over the city?

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