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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. 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.

2. Who was called Li'l Buddy, while growing up?
(a) Denver.
(b) Bobby.
(c) Uncle James.
(d) Ron.

3. What thoughts about the homeless did Ron have as he flew in a private jet over Fort Worth and looked down on the city?
(a) He was heartbroken for the future of the homeless.
(b) He was grateful that there were no homeless people begging on the streets of Fort Worth.
(c) He had sympathy because he used to be homeless.
(d) He was pleased that the city was moving the homeless so they would not bother him anymore.

4. How did Denver finally make his escape from life on the cotton fields to being homeless in Fort Worth, Texas?
(a) He simply walked away after having a bad day.
(b) The Man died and Denver left in his car.
(c) He jumped on the train near the highway.
(d) He hitched a ride from a migrant worker.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did Denver think of Deborah the first time he met her in Fort Worth?

4. What was the name of the neighborhood in which Ron opened an art gallery in Fort Worth?

5. Before meeting Deborah, when was the last time Denver spoke to a white woman?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Deborah's first impression of Denver.

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

3. In the final chapters of the book, explain the relationship that had developed between Ron and Denver.

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

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

6. Explain how Ron and Denver became friends.

7. After Deborah was given only weeks to live, why did Denver say that Deborah "ain't goin nowhere"?

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

10. What dream did Deborah have that she told Ron about?

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