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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. Where do Macon and Pilate decide to sleep?
(a) In a cave
(b) Under a rock formation
(c) In the attic
(d) In the field

2. To where do Macon and Pilate escape instead of staying in their hiding place?
(a) To their home
(b) To the woods
(c) To the city
(d) To an old barn

3. Who does Macon talk about in order to distract Milkman from his other questions?
(a) Gold
(b) The First Macon Dead
(c) Guitar
(d) Ruth

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

5. What does Milkman throw his father into?
(a) A bush
(b) The wall
(c) A radiator
(d) A cellar

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Macon Dead do for work?

2. Who does Pilate tell Ruth she believes will save Milkman's life one day?

3. Who is shocked about the news that Hagar wants to kill Milkman?

4. What does Guitar think all white people are? ______ waiting to happen.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Pilate and Milkman supposed to do with the bones Pilate found in the cave?

2. What is the dream the Milkman has once Guitar leaves?

3. What does Milkman's friend, Guitar, talk him into that is forbidden by Milkman's father?

4. Why does Guitar leave Milkman alone, even though Guitar is certain Hagar is coming to kill him?

5. What does Guitar realize about Hagar as he helps her get back to her house?

6. How does Milkman break up with Hagar?

7. What hinders Milkman's journey to his father's old house?

8. What is the cause of Guitar's new and strange habits?

9. What is Hagar's reaction to Milkman's breakup letter?

10. With what greeting does Pilate welcome Milkman upon his return?

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