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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. Which members of Li'l Buddy's family died when they were trapped in the house?
(a) PawPaw and Uncle James.
(b) Big Mama and Cousin Chook.
(c) Earl and Tommye.
(d) Ron and Buddy.

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

3. 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 met a homeless white woman hitching a train ride.
(c) When he helped a woman with car trouble as a teenager.
(d) When the mission volunteers brought him lunch on the plantation.

4. What did Deborah insist would repair her marriage after Ron had an affair?
(a) Working for the Peace Corps for 18 months.
(b) A cruise around the world.
(c) A couple's therapy retreat.
(d) Volunteering at the Union Gospel Mission.

5. What city project did Ron view from his seat on the private Falcon jet?
(a) A mission and chapel being built to support the homeless.
(b) An abandoned military base being converted to an airport.
(c) The foundation for a giant urban expansion of towers and buildings.
(d) Land-clearing to create a giant city park.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the needy have to sit through in order to receive a free dinner?

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

3. What was the name of Denver's father?

4. What was the name of the mean teacher who punished Ron for his honest mistake?

5. What affliction affected Ron's father when Ron was a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why Ron was so surprised by Pearlie Mae's house when he and Denver visited it at the end of the book.

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

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

4. Describe the condition of Hershalee's house and what happened there when Ron and Denver visited it together.

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

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. List and describe the three occupations that lead Ron from being poor to being very wealthy.

8. Explain how Denver went about keeping an all-night prayer vigil for Deborah and tell how Ron reacted to the news that Denver was sleeping during the following day.

9. How did Mr. Ballantine treat Denver when he first met him and how did Mr. Ballantine arrive at the mission?

10. What chain of events in Fort Worth lead Denver to come stay at the Union Gospel Mission?

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