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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. In which state is the plantation that Denver worked as a teenager?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Texas.

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

3. What did Deborah tell Ron she saw in a dream?
(a) Her son in heaven.
(b) The face of a man who would save the city.
(c) Instructions from God to go volunteer with the needy.
(d) A woman called Big Mama who would help Denver.

4. What family pet woke Li'l Buddy one night and alerted him to danger in the house?
(a) Cat.
(b) Parrot.
(c) Dog.
(d) Pot-bellied pig.

5. What did the white woman stranded with car trouble do when the boys attacked Denver?
(a) She shot the redheaded boy.
(b) She threatened the boys with a gun and they let him go.
(c) She ran for help.
(d) She said nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Denver feel about Deborah when he met her?

2. Denver lacked which basic abilities when he arrived in Fort Worth?

3. Why was Ron flying in a private jet over the city?

4. How did the white boys who attacked Denver nearly kill him?

5. Who did Ron dream of showing how successful he had become as he flew along in a private jet?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how Ron and Denver became friends.

2. What did Denver think of Deborah Hall the first time he met her?

3. For the Colorado trip, Ron trusted Denver but feared he might not return. Describe the valuable items with which Denver was entrusted.

4. 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.

5. Describe how Rocky, Deborah's palomino pony, was used during Deborah's funeral and what Denver did after the ceremony was completed.

6. When Ron and Denver traveled to Red River Parish and Denver asked Ron to drive to the plantation where Denver used to live, how did Ron react to seeing Denver's 2-room shack, and how did Denver feel about seeing it again?

7. Explain how Denver felt about Deborah's illness and why it reminded him of his past.

8. Explain how Ron and Deborah used $10,000 in 1975 from the sale of a valuable Renoir painting.

9. Explain how and where Ron learned that President Kennedy had been shot.

10. When Denver failed to arrive in Colorado on time, what thoughts and fears plagued Ron?

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