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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Denver fear that something bad would happen to Deborah?
(a) Because her work was so important to God and Satan.
(b) Because she deserved to be punished.
(c) Because she was too trusting of the homeless.
(d) Because she had scorned him.

2. What affliction affected Ron's father when Ron was a child?
(a) He became deaf.
(b) He suffered a head injury and lost his memory.
(c) He lost an arm in a machinery accident.
(d) He became an alcoholic.

3. Before the boys who nearly killed Denver spotted him near the vehicle, what did they ask the white woman?
(a) If she was Bobby's aunt.
(b) If she had seen Denver.
(c) If she needed a ride.
(d) If she needed help.

4. What did the needy have to sit through in order to receive a free dinner?
(a) Sermons from Brother Bill.
(b) Counseling sessions with Ron and Deborah.
(c) Medical exams.
(d) Lectures on finding jobs.

5. What made Denver leave the plantation?
(a) He was tired of being poor.
(b) He wanted more fun in his life.
(c) He had goals for himself and wanted an education.
(d) The plantation went under and Denver was out of a job.

6. What ethnicity were the "good ole boys" described in Chapter 1: Denver?
(a) American Indian.
(b) Mexican-American.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

7. Who did Big Mama and PawPaw raise as their own?
(a) Earl and Tommye.
(b) Denver, Thurman and Hershalee.
(c) Ron and Deborah.
(d) James, Bobby and Cousin Chook.

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

9. What did Denver do when he spotted the white boys who he knew would cause trouble if they saw him helping a white woman?
(a) He stood up so they would not think he was hiding.
(b) He began to walk away quickly.
(c) He hid behind the wheel, hoping they would not see him.
(d) He climbed into the cab of the truck and hid.

10. For what reasons did Ron decide that Granddaddy was "the Man"?
(a) Because Uncle James told him so.
(b) He was in debt at the company store and could not make a profit on his land.
(c) He came from "old money."
(d) He hired blacks and whites to work for him, but fed the whites at the farmhouse and the blacks at the grocery store.

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

12. What part of Ron's body ached as he endured the humiliating punishment from his teacher?
(a) His neck.
(b) His legs.
(c) His hands.
(d) His nose.

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

14. What did Ron give Deborah after he became wealthy to make her forgive him for using her stock?
(a) A Falcon jet.
(b) A priceless Georgia O'Keefe painting.
(c) The keys to a homeless shelter he purchased for her to run.
(d) A gold Piaget watch and a mink jacket.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was in the Dixie cup that Ron handed to his teacher?

2. What name did Deborah and Ron mistakenly call Denver?

3. To what danger did the family pet alert Li'l Buddy?

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

5. Which members of Li'l Buddy's family died when they were trapped in the house?

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