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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) Texas.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Louisiana.

2. What is the "hobo code of honor" that Denver discovered in Chapter 15?
(a) An agreement to back each other up in a fight.
(b) An agreement to share what they have with each other.
(c) An agreement to not turn each other in to the police for any reason.
(d) An agreement to take turns keeping watch in the park at night while others sleep.

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

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

5. Where did Ron endure his teacher's cruel punishment?
(a) In the principal's office.
(b) On the playground.
(c) On the stage of the school auditorium.
(d) At his teacher's home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was one of the central figures in the book called Li'l Buddy while growing up?

2. What did Deborah tell Ron she saw in a dream?

3. How did Denver's father die?

4. Same Kind of Different as Me is what type of book?

5. What made Denver leave the plantation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Deborah's first impression of Denver.

2. 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.

3. How and why did Ron dress differently from his peers in college?

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. At the end of the book, where did Ron go to live and why, and why did Denver come with him?

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

7. What happened to Ron's art gallery in Chapter 2: Ron that confirmed his negative attitude toward the homeless?

8. 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?

9. Explain what Ron learned about Deborah's health during a phone call he received while having lunch with his daughter, Regan.

10. Describe Ron's and Deborah's 31st wedding anniversary when Deborah was dying of cancer.

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