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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the facility where Ron and his wife volunteered their time?
(a) The First Church of Denver.
(b) The Red River Parish.
(c) The Union Gospel Mission.
(d) The Salvation Army.

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

3. 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 began to walk away quickly.
(b) He stood up so they would not think he was hiding.
(c) He hid behind the wheel, hoping they would not see him.
(d) He climbed into the cab of the truck and hid.

4. With what problem did Denver help the white woman who was stranded with her vehicle on the side of the road?
(a) Replacing a loose belt.
(b) Fixing a leaky radiator.
(c) Changing a tire.
(d) Putting out an engine fire.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In which part of Fort Worth was Ron raised?

2. What city project did Ron view from his seat on the private Falcon jet?

3. What did Chef Jim receive for his cooking?

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

5. Why did Li'l Buddy not play much as a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how sharecropping works and tell about Denver's experience with sharecropping.

2. How did Denver learn of Deborah's illness?

3. After Deborah's funeral, how did Denver feel about Ron, and what dream-like experience or visitation made him feel more at ease in Ron's house?

4. Explain the conflict over white women between the "good ole' boys" and black men during the time that Denver was growing up in Louisiana.

5. Describe Ron's art gallery in Sundance Square and explain why his gallery did not post prices on their artwork for sale.

6. Describe how Ron felt about urban development as he flew over the city in Chapter 2: Ron, and saw the groundwork for new buildings that would force the homeless to be relocated.

7. Explain why Denver's upbringing and level of education might have made it difficult for him to start a new life away from the plantation.

8. Explain the circumstances that lead to the death of Big Mama and Cousin Chook when Denver was a boy.

9. While Deborah was in the final days of her life and in terrible pain, what message from God did Denver deliver to Ron?

10. Normally soft-spoken, explain how Denver defied his usual custom of keeping to himself at the memorial service for Deborah that was attended by a thousand people.

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