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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During his time working as a sharecropper picking cotton, what did Denver receive instead of a paycheck?
(a) A new bike every Christmas.
(b) A shack and supplies on which he made payments to the Man.
(c) Four square meals a day at the farmhouse kitchen table.
(d) Room and board in the Man's house.

2. From what material did Big Mama sew her large dresses?
(a) Her husband's worn shirts.
(b) Feed bags.
(c) Any material donated to the mission.
(d) Flower sacks.

3. What did Ron do for a living before becoming a successful and wealthy art dealer?
(a) He was a postal worker.
(b) He was an art teacher.
(c) He was an artist who could not sell his work.
(d) He was an investment banker.

4. Who encouraged Ron and Denver to become friends?
(a) Sister Bettie.
(b) Deborah.
(c) Brother Bill.
(d) Chef Jim.

5. Who did Ron dream of showing how successful he had become as he flew along in a private jet?
(a) The homeless people with whom he grew up.
(b) Former co-workers and his old boss.
(c) His ex-wife and all the children who tormented him as a child.
(d) His mean teacher, old girlfriends and his graduating class.

6. What was celebrated by the volunteers with frosted sheet cake one evening per month?
(a) Homeless Help Night.
(b) Birthday Night.
(c) New Visitors Night.
(d) Free Dinner Night.

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

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

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

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

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

12. In which part of Fort Worth was Ron raised?
(a) Red River Parish.
(b) Haltom City.
(c) Falcon Square.
(d) Parkland.

13. What happened to Ron's art gallery to confirm his negative opinion of the homeless?
(a) Two bums slept in the doorway of his art gallery and scared customers away.
(b) Two bums stole cash and jewelry from his store.
(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.

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

15. What sort of place did Tim Taylor run, welcoming the needy to free events there?
(a) A playhouse.
(b) A smoky jazz and blues lounge.
(c) A comedy club.
(d) A soup kitchen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What family pet woke Li'l Buddy one night and alerted him to danger in the house?

2. With what type of vehicle did Denver help the white woman stranded on the side of the road?

3. Who were Don Shisler and Pam?

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

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

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