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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Deborah first meet Denver?
(a) At the mission.
(b) At the Lot.
(c) At the Red River Parish.
(d) At Starbucks.

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

3. When the Falcon jet landed, what happened to Ron?
(a) He was robbed by three homeless men who beat him and stole $100,000 in cash.
(b) He made $100,000 on the sale of three paintings and attended a luncheon in his honor.
(c) He drove to his former teacher's house to confront her about her cruelty years ago.
(d) He sold the Falcon jet to a wealthy client and made his first fortune.

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

5. How many years did Denver work the cotton fields?
(a) 5.
(b) 30.
(c) 50.
(d) 15.

6. 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.

7. During what era did Ron attend school and receive an unjust punishment for his honest mistake?
(a) The 1980s.
(b) The 1950s.
(c) The 1940s.
(d) The 1970s.

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

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

10. 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) Robbing the Man.
(c) Looking at a white woman.
(d) Stealing cotton and selling it in town.

11. How many boys were there in the group that nearly killed Denver?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

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

13. What did friendship mean to Denver?
(a) It meant nothing.
(b) A commitment to fight together or die together.
(c) A new kind of family.
(d) A bond between men that could not be trusted.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who was supposed to receive the Dixie cup Ron handed to his teacher by mistake?

4. How did Denver's father die?

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

(see the answer keys)

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