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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Denver recalled stories from his childhood about black men being fed to a gator for doing what?
(a) Helping a stranded white woman with car trouble.
(b) Stealing cotton and selling it in town.
(c) Looking at a white woman.
(d) Robbing the Man.

2. How did Denver's father die?
(a) He died of alcohol poisoning.
(b) He was stabbed to death.
(c) He was dragged to death behind a horse.
(d) He committed suicide.

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

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

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

6. Who was supposed to receive the Dixie cup Ron handed to his teacher by mistake?
(a) The school nurse.
(b) A scientist in the front office.
(c) The principal.
(d) The science teacher.

7. What did the white woman stranded with car trouble do when the boys attacked Denver?
(a) She said nothing.
(b) She shot the redheaded boy.
(c) She ran for help.
(d) She threatened the boys with a gun and they let him go.

8. To what danger did the family pet alert Li'l Buddy?
(a) A car that had crashed through the kitchen.
(b) A fire.
(c) An explosion in the kitchen.
(d) Leaking gas.

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

10. How old was Denver when he was nearly killed by a group of white boys?
(a) 15.
(b) 5.
(c) 21.
(d) 52.

11. What happened to Ron's art gallery to confirm his negative opinion of the homeless?
(a) Two bums stole cash and jewelry from his store.
(b) He was robbed at gunpoint by a homeless man who stole his wallet.
(c) Two bums slept in the doorway of his art gallery and scared customers away.
(d) A homeless woman snuck into his store and stole a priceless painting.

12. Looking back as an adult on the scene with the cruel teacher from his youth, how does Ron feel?
(a) Numb.
(b) Shameful.
(c) Amused.
(d) Angry.

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

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

15. During Ron's punishment from the mean teacher, what caused half of the chalk circle to disappear?
(a) Help from Ron's friends.
(b) Ron's hands.
(c) The rain.
(d) Ron's tears.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the white boys who attacked Denver nearly kill him?

2. During his time working as a sharecropper picking cotton, what did Denver receive instead of a paycheck?

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

4. Who helped Deborah plan special events for the needy?

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

(see the answer keys)

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