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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how long does Milkman want to leave town?
(a) A week
(b) A decade
(c) A year
(d) A month

2. Who is one of the members of this organization that eventually cannot not take it?
(a) Porter
(b) Macon
(c) Circe
(d) Robert Smith

3. What does Pilate do for a living?
(a) Makes and sells wine
(b) Is a midwife
(c) Works as a maid
(d) Cooks

4. What does Macon Dead do for work?
(a) Insurance agent
(b) Real estate agent
(c) Landlord
(d) Handyman

5. Who does Milkman's best friend goad Milkman into visiting?
(a) Judy
(b) Reba
(c) Ruth
(d) Pilate

6. What does Macon want to buy and rent to black professionals?
(a) Boats
(b) Summer homes
(c) Clothing
(d) Cars

7. What is Milkman's job as he works with his father?
(a) Security
(b) Rent collector
(c) Secretary
(d) Messenger

8. Are Ruth and Milkman's sisters happy with him for beating up on his father?
(a) Yes
(b) His sisters are, but Ruth isn't
(c) Ruth is, but his sisters aren't
(d) No

9. Which of these is not one of the rules of Guitar's organization?
(a) No sex
(b) No smoking
(c) No drinking
(d) No late nights

10. What does Milkman mention that causes Macon to become excited?
(a) A book
(b) A car
(c) A green sack
(d) A city

11. What does Hagar want to do in response to Milkman's breakup?
(a) Nothing
(b) Find a new man
(c) Kill him
(d) Move away

12. What does Milkman realize Guitar is?
(a) A racist
(b) A killer
(c) A vigilante
(d) A hero

13. What is another name for the hospital in the story?
(a) No Mercy Hospital
(b) No Blacks Allowed
(c) No Name Hospital
(d) Far From Helpful Hospital

14. Who is the first woman to deliver a 'colored baby' at Mercy Hospital?
(a) Reba
(b) Ruth Foster
(c) Hagar
(d) Pilate

15. From whom do Macon and Pilate try to hide?
(a) Another child
(b) A group of white men
(c) A police officer
(d) Their mother

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the midwife who delivers Macon and Pilate?

2. What is Guitar's advice to Milkman regarding his father?

3. What is the date at the beginning of this story?

4. How old is Milkman when he is out buying Christmas presents for everyone?

5. Who is the drunk and crazy tenant that waves around a shotgun and a wad of cash?

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