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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 Ron.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the white boys who attacked Denver nearly kill him?
(a) They wrestled him and tried to strangle him.
(b) They roped his neck and attempted to drag him.
(c) They tried to run him over with their car.
(d) They beat him with baseball bats.

2. What was the name of the mean teacher who punished Ron for his honest mistake?
(a) Mrs. Denver.
(b) Miss O'Keefe.
(c) Mrs. Hall.
(d) Miss Poe.

3. Where did Ron endure his teacher's cruel punishment?
(a) In the principal's office.
(b) On the stage of the school auditorium.
(c) On the playground.
(d) At his teacher's home.

4. The boy who roped Denver and nearly killed him claimed he was teaching Denver a lesson about what?
(a) Being where he wasn't welcome.
(b) Bothering white ladies.
(c) Helping people with car trouble.
(d) Being off the plantation.

5. What thoughts about the homeless did Ron have as he flew in a private jet over Fort Worth and looked down on the city?
(a) He had sympathy because he used to be homeless.
(b) He was grateful that there were no homeless people begging on the streets of Fort Worth.
(c) He was heartbroken for the future of the homeless.
(d) He was pleased that the city was moving the homeless so they would not bother him anymore.

Short Answer Questions

1. What valuable objects were in Ron's possession on the private jet?

2. 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?

3. How many years did Denver work the cotton fields?

4. What type of hardwood trees surrounded the Red River Parish plantation of Denver's youth?

5. What made Denver leave the plantation?

(see the answer key)

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