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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Lena love more, Joe or Spunk?
(a) Joe.
(b) Spunk.
(c) It is unclear.
(d) She loves both for different reasons.

2. How can the community where this story takes place be described?
(a) All African-American.
(b) Impoverished.
(c) Gentrified.
(d) Mostly White, with one African-American neighborhood.

3. What instrument does Spunk play?
(a) Trumpet.
(b) Saxophone.
(c) Piano.
(d) Guitar.

4. How do the men treat Joe when he comes into the store?
(a) With respect and deference.
(b) They ridicule him.
(c) With sympathy.
(d) They laugh at his jokes.

5. How can Joe be described?
(a) Arrogant.
(b) Confident.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Dumb.

6. Whose partner does Spunk seduce?
(a) No one's.
(b) Elijah's.
(c) Walter's.
(d) Joe's.

7. What weapon does Spunk carry with him?
(a) An Army 45.
(b) His intelligence.
(c) An assault weapon.
(d) A pocket knife.

8. Where is Spunk cut in Chapter 2?
(a) Inside his mouth.
(b) His bicep.
(c) His scalp.
(d) On his back.

9. Why do Walter and Elijah admire Spunk?
(a) He is loving and caring.
(b) He takes whatever he wants.
(c) He is great at sports.
(d) He is humble.

10. Why does Walter think Spunk is seeing Lena?
(a) Because her husband is timid.
(b) Because she is attracted to him.
(c) Because she is getting old.
(d) Because she has a lot of money.

11. Who do Elijah and Walter see walking down the street in Chapter 1?
(a) Spunk and Lena.
(b) Joe and Lena.
(c) Their girlfriends.
(d) Spunk and Joe.

12. Who goes after whatever he wants, according to Elijah?
(a) Elijah.
(b) Joe.
(c) Spunk.
(d) A man.

13. What do Elijah's friends call him?
(a) The Big Mouth.
(b) 'Jah.
(c) Silent Man.
(d) 'Lige.

14. What town is this story based upon?
(a) Eatonville, Florida.
(b) High Point, North Carolina.
(c) Los Angeles, California.
(d) Atlanta, Georgia.

15. How can Spunk's job be described?
(a) Dangerous.
(b) Comfortable.
(c) Demanding.
(d) Accomodating.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who claims he was attacked from behind?

2. What can the men do to Spunk in Chapter 2?

3. How do Joe's clothes fit him?

4. Who encourages Joe to hurt Spunk?

5. How does Joe's size compare to Spunk's?

(see the answer keys)

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