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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. What color dog is Skeetah walking when Leonie, Michael and the others return from Parchman?
(a) Black and tan.
(b) Black.
(c) White and tan.
(d) Brown.

2. Where did the Sunshine Woman go when she quit coming to Parchman?
(a) New York City.
(b) Detroit.
(c) Pittsburgh.
(d) Chicago.

3. How did Jojo learn the proper names for the constellations?
(a) School library book.
(b) Mam.
(c) Science teacher.
(d) Pop.

4. What time does Jojo get up and walk into the yard to see Richie in the tree in Chapter 13?
(a) Almost noon.
(b) 10 a.m.
(c) 6 a.m.
(d) Mid-morning.

5. How much older does Leonie believe that Pop is than big Joseph?
(a) About 15 years.
(b) 22 years.
(c) 12 years.
(d) At least 20 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take for the woman who was raped at Parchman to be found?

2. When Leonie returns home with Michael, what does her mother ask Leonie to give her?

3. How old was Jojo when Michael asked him what he knew about his uncle Given?

4. In Chapter 15 when Jojo comes home from school, what is Pop shelling?

5. What is in the bag of drugs that Leonie and the others take from Al's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mam want when Leonie goes to talk to her after getting home from the trip to Parchman?

2. What is the tree like where Jojo finds Richie after Mam's death?

3. What does Leonie do after Misty and Al leave to go to the store to get medicine?

4. What does Leonie remember about the last time she saw Given alive?

5. What work did Michael do at Parchman, and how did he feel about the work?

6. What dream does Leonie have on the last hour drive home from Parchman?

7. Why is Richie traveling with Jojo and the others?

8. What does red cinnamon gum make Jojo remember?

9. What does Leonie remember about jumping off a cliff when she and Michael first began dating?

10. Why did Pop quit smoking?

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