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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Macon discovers Ruth naked in the bed next to her father's dead body. What is she doing?
(a) Reading
(b) Sucking his fingers
(c) Laughing
(d) Sleeping

2. Does Macon explain why he doesn't want Milkman to visit his aunt?
(a) No
(b) Yes
(c) Yes, and he beats him as punishment
(d) Sort of

3. Who walks into the rental office as Milkman is finishing up work?
(a) Guitar
(b) Freddie
(c) Macon
(d) Hagar

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

5. Where is the person in #2 trying to fly?
(a) Chicago
(b) Lake Superior
(c) New York
(d) Lake Erie

6. What is the goal of the organization?
(a) To begin to take over the town
(b) To kill others
(c) To keep the playing field even
(d) There is no goal

7. Who scares Macon away from the cave and hinders him from leaving with the item in #82?
(a) Circe
(b) Police
(c) A group of hunters
(d) Pilate

8. Who does Pilate tell Ruth she believes will save Milkman's life one day?
(a) A baby
(b) A man
(c) A woman
(d) A reverend

9. Which of Milkman's legs is shorter than the other?
(a) Left
(b) Neither is shorter
(c) Right
(d) It's his left arm that is shorter, not his leg.

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

11. How old is Milkman's best friend when they are first said to be friends?
(a) 13
(b) 12
(c) 15
(d) 17

12. Who is the person that comes up with the nickname Milkman?
(a) Macon
(b) Solomon
(c) Freddie
(d) George

13. What does Guitar think all white people are? ______ waiting to happen.
(a) Murderers
(b) Lynchers
(c) Thieves
(d) Racists

14. Where are Guitar and Milkman at the beginning of this chapter?
(a) The barbershop
(b) Milkman's office
(c) Guitar's house
(d) Mary's bar

15. What did Milkman's mother say she was wearing when she was kneeling next to her dead father?
(a) A slip
(b) A dress
(c) Nothing
(d) A suit

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Freddie think is helping the murderer in #43?

2. What does Macon reveal about Ruth's relationship with her father?

3. What does Macon want to buy and rent to black professionals?

4. Who is Milkman becoming worried about?

5. What is so special about the item in #74?

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