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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who were Don Shisler and Pam?
(a) A preacher and his assistant.
(b) Sharecroppers who changed Ron's life.
(c) The people who saved Denver's life.
(d) The director and volunteer coordinator of the facility.

2. What was in the Dixie cup that Ron handed to his teacher?
(a) Worms from the schoolyard.
(b) His urine.
(c) Nails.
(d) Pencil shavings.

3. What name did Deborah and Ron mistakenly call Denver?
(a) Dallas.
(b) Dayton.
(c) Devore.
(d) Duncan.

4. Why was Ron flying in a private jet over the city?
(a) He was the private pilot of a wealthy family.
(b) He was on his way to sell very valuable paintings to the owner of the jet.
(c) He owned the jet and was on his way to a luncheon in his honor.
(d) He had many wealthy friends who made their private jets available to him.

5. Why did Ron decide to volunteer his time to help the needy?
(a) Denver invited him to join him.
(b) He felt that God had called him to serve.
(c) He wanted to set a good example for his wife.
(d) He wanted to be a good husband.

6. What is the term used to describe the farm owned by Ron's family?
(a) Cottonshare.
(b) Cottongain.
(c) Sharecropper.
(d) Blackland.

7. What did Deborah witness a large black man complaining about being stolen from him?
(a) His Bible.
(b) His shoes.
(c) His suitcase.
(d) His car keys.

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

9. What did Chef Jim receive for his cooking?
(a) A car.
(b) Nothing, because he refused to accept pay.
(c) Room and board.
(d) Free meals.

10. 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) The Man's house where he was visiting Bobby.
(c) His aunt's house.
(d) His father BB's shack on the plantation.

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

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

13. 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) A homeless woman snuck into his store and stole a priceless painting.
(c) He was robbed at gunpoint by a homeless man who stole his wallet.
(d) Two bums slept in the doorway of his art gallery and scared customers away.

14. What does "the Man" mean?
(a) A wealthy man from "old money."
(b) A landowner who forces workers to harvest his crops and pays them with credit that they spend at his company store.
(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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the white woman stranded with car trouble do when the boys attacked Denver?

2. During what era did Ron attend school and receive an unjust punishment for his honest mistake?

3. What was the name of the neighborhood in which Ron opened an art gallery in Fort Worth?

4. What sort of place did Tim Taylor run, welcoming the needy to free events there?

5. Why did Ron dress differently than the other students when he was college?

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