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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. What does "the Man" mean?
(a) A landowner who forces workers to harvest his crops and pays them with credit that they spend at his company store.
(b) A wealthy man from "old money."
(c) Someone who rents the land he farms and struggles to make a profit.
(d) A wealthy landowner who shares equally in the profits and losses with his sharecroppers.

2. Why did Li'l Buddy not play much as a child?
(a) He preferred the company of the older folks.
(b) Big Mama gave him so many chores.
(c) He spent his time reading adventure novels.
(d) He spent every free moment fishing.

3. How soon after arriving in Fort Worth did Denver meet Deborah?
(a) Only a few hours.
(b) Immediately, because she met him at the train station.
(c) Many years.
(d) Many months.

4. Denver lacked which basic abilities when he arrived in Fort Worth?
(a) He could not hear or speak well.
(b) He could not sign his name or use a telephone.
(c) He could not run or walk quickly.
(d) He could not read, write or figure.

5. In Chapter 2: Ron, Ron recalls a humiliating experience as a child. What honest mistake did Ron make with his teacher?
(a) He became nervous and forgot his lines in the school play.
(b) He mistakenly delivered something to her that was meant for someone else.
(c) He accidently called her "Mama."
(d) He tripped and bumped a cart of art supplies that dumped paint in his teacher's lap.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Ron endure his teacher's cruel punishment?

2. What punishment did Ron's teacher inflict on him for his honest mistake in second grade?

3. From where was Denver returning when he spotted the white woman with car trouble on the side of the road?

4. What did Denver think of Deborah the first time he met her in Fort Worth?

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

(see the answer key)

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