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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About what does CJ seem surprised?
(a) When Marietta says she is moving back to the South.
(b) When Marietta says she loves him.
(c) When CJ learns he is accepted into Columbia University.
(d) When Marietta says she wants to be a writer.

2. Upon what does Marietta muse?
(a) That she is afraid to walk the streets of Harlem.
(b) That she wants to go to college like CJ.
(c) How she feels less excited in CJ's arms versus Buddy's arms.
(d) How she doesn't like being up North.

3. Where are Marietta and CJ?
(a) In the church.
(b) At the apartment.
(c) In a park.
(d) At CJ's apartment.

4. What do Laura and Buddy believe about Essie?
(a) That she is becoming too holy.
(b) That she is embezzling money from the church.
(c) That she is keeping others from buying the holy water.
(d) That she actually believes what Laura preaches.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Laura unhappy about Birdie Lee?

2. What is Marietta's response?

3. Who do the police arrest?

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

5. What does Birdie Lee say about generosity?

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