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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 is thought to have killed the white boy?
(a) Milkman
(b) Guitar
(c) Empire State
(d) Porter

2. What does Macon do to keep Milkman out of trouble?
(a) Sends him away
(b) Lets him do whatever he wants
(c) Grounds him
(d) Offers to teach him the business

3. Who is Milkman's best friend?
(a) Sweets
(b) Macon
(c) Guitar Bains
(d) Lena

4. What do Macon and Pilate find as they try to bury the man who is killed?
(a) Bones
(b) A green sack with 3 pieces of gold in it
(c) A bottle of liquor
(d) A book

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Macon and Pilate decide to sleep?

2. Who is the person that comes up with the nickname Milkman?

3. What is the name of the baby delivered in #6?

4. What is Milkman's aunt doing when he comes up to her house?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is wrong with Mercy Hospital that it has been given a not-so-flattering nickname?

2. Why does Milkman decide to travel to Danville?

3. Which of the children actually enjoy the ritual in which the Dead family takes part on Sunday afternoons?

4. What is the surprise Milkman encounters when he goes to Susan Byrd's house?

5. Why do the beatings of Ruth finally stop in the Dead household?

6. What are some of Milkman's first impressions of the Butler house when he arrives?

7. What is the date of the beginning of the novel?

8. What does First Corinthians think has caused her lack of luck with men and marriage?

9. What happened to Sing according to Susan?

10. What is Guitar's reason for trying to kill Milkman?

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