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

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

3. In which state is the plantation that Denver worked as a teenager?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Texas.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) South Carolina.

4. What grade was Ron in when he faced his teacher's cruel punishment?
(a) Second grade.
(b) Kindergarten.
(c) Twelfth grade.
(d) Ninth grade.

5. What did Ron do for a living before becoming a successful and wealthy art dealer?
(a) He was an art teacher.
(b) He was an artist who could not sell his work.
(c) He was a postal worker.
(d) He was an investment banker.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who did Big Mama and PawPaw raise as their own?

3. How many boys were there in the group that nearly killed Denver?

4. During Ron's punishment from the mean teacher, what caused half of the chalk circle to disappear?

5. Who was called Li'l Buddy, while growing up?

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