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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. How did Denver's father die?
(a) He was stabbed to death.
(b) He was dragged to death behind a horse.
(c) He died of alcohol poisoning.
(d) He committed suicide.

2. What were the names of Ron's parents?
(a) Thurman and Hershalee.
(b) Denver and Deborah.
(c) Big Mama and PawPaw.
(d) Earl and Tommye.

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

4. How did Denver feel about Deborah when he met her?
(a) He felt attracted to her.
(b) He felt loved by her.
(c) He felt repulsed by her.
(d) He felt attacked by her.

5. What made Denver leave the plantation?
(a) He was tired of being poor.
(b) The plantation went under and Denver was out of a job.
(c) He wanted more fun in his life.
(d) He had goals for himself and wanted an education.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "the Man" mean?

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

3. What type of person was Uncle James?

4. What did Chef Jim receive for his cooking?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain why Denver drove 5 mph on the mountain road during his trip to Colorado.

3. Denver worried about disappointing Ron regarding the Colorado trip. How did Denver prove himself trustworthy during the trip?

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

5. Why did Denver hop on a freight train and flee the plantation?

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

7. In what ways did Ron's grandfather, a blackland farm owner, treat his black and white employees differently?

8. Explain Deborah and Ron's differing reasons for becoming volunteers at the Union Gospel Mission.

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

10. How did people at the mission band together to help Deborah after her cancer surgery?

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