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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 28 and 29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Essie forbidden while Marietta is living with Laura and Essie?
(a) Buddy spending the night.
(b) Any men hanging around the house.
(c) Any alcohol in the house.
(d) Buddy coming over at all.

2. What does going "North" mean to Southern Blacks at the time of this story?
(a) Freedom to ride the bus anywhere they wanted, being able to shop in the same stores and drink sodas from the same soda fountains.
(b) Moving to Canada.
(c) Anyplace north of the Mason/Dixon.
(d) Anyplace not in Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana or Mississippi.

3. In what is Laura most interested?
(a) Buddy.
(b) Moving out of Harlem.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Laura is imagining all the things she can do with all the money she can bring in if she plays the numbers racket as Buddy suggested.

4. Why is Laura unhappy about Birdie Lee?
(a) She is no longer playing the drums.
(b) She has to go to the bathroom too much.
(c) She is taking too much attention away from Laura.
(d) She is flirting with Buddy.

5. How much money have they accumulated at the opening of Chapter 13?
(a) One thousand dollars.
(b) Fifteen thousand dollars.
(c) Ten thousand dollars.
(d) Two thousand dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Laura describe the church apartment?

2. Of what is Laura still jealous?

3. Of what does Essie say there will be none?

4. Who has Essie asked to come by and visit?

5. How do Laura and Essie react to Buddy's obvious attraction to Marietta?

(see the answer key)

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