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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. Who prevented Macon from attempting to miscarry Milkman when he was in the womb?
(a) Pilate
(b) Rena
(c) Ruth
(d) Circe

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

3. In his dream, where does Milkman's mother go to visit her father?
(a) Fairfield Heights
(b) Auburn Hills
(c) Flint
(d) Chicago

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

5. When is Hagar thought to be planning to kill Milkman?
(a) That night
(b) In a week
(c) The next day
(d) In a month

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Milkman's best friend goad Milkman into visiting?

2. What is Milkman's job as he works with his father?

3. Are Ruth and Milkman's sisters happy with him for beating up on his father?

4. What does Milkman realize as Hagar tries to kill him and fails?

5. Who is the first woman to deliver a 'colored baby' at Mercy Hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Milkman realize when he tries to buy a present for Hagar?

2. What is Guitar's idea for stealing the green bag from Pilate's house?

3. Why does Milkman decide to travel to Danville?

4. Why doesn't Solomon bring Jake to Africa with him?

5. What does Guitar do when he finds Hagar frozen as she stands over Milkman?

6. What happened to Sing according to Susan?

7. What does the Dead family do on Sunday afternoons?

8. Why don't Pilate and Macon stay in hiding for long?

9. What does Circe reveal about Macon that Milkman does not already know?

10. To where does Robert Smith want to fly when he is standing on the roof of Mercy Hospital?

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