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

2. Before meeting Deborah, when was the last time Denver spoke to a white woman?
(a) When his father was killed and a kindly white nurse took pity on young Denver.
(b) When he helped a woman with car trouble as a teenager.
(c) When he met a homeless white woman hitching a train ride.
(d) When the mission volunteers brought him lunch on the plantation.

3. What was the name of the neighborhood in which Ron opened an art gallery in Fort Worth?
(a) Sundance Square.
(b) Falcon Square.
(c) Mission Square.
(d) Renaissance Square.

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

5. What type of hardwood trees surrounded the Red River Parish plantation of Denver's youth?
(a) Oak.
(b) Cherry.
(c) Pine.
(d) Pecan.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Denver do when he spotted the white boys who he knew would cause trouble if they saw him helping a white woman?

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

4. Who did Ron dream of showing how successful he had become as he flew along in a private jet?

5. From what material did Big Mama sew her large dresses?

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