View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mary Agnes deny when she is questioned by the sheriff in "The Samson House"?
(a) She denies being pregnant.
(b) She denies being raped.
(c) She denies being black.
(d) She denies marrying Tee Bob.

2. What does Tee Bob do as his friend (whom Tee Bob punched) leaves his engagement party?
(a) He runs after him.
(b) He raises his glass to him.
(c) He hugs him.
(d) He throws a plate at him.

3. Who replaces Miss Lily after she leaves Samson's plantation?
(a) Tee Bob.
(b) Hardy.
(c) Tom Joe.
(d) Timmy.

4. Where does Mary Agnes make weekly trips, according to Jane in “Robert and Mary”?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Cleveland.
(c) Baton Rouge.
(d) Little Rock.

5. Who arrives to blame Mary Agnes for the situation of Tee Bob's suicide in "The Samson House"?
(a) Jimmy Caya.
(b) Albert Cluveau.
(c) Clamp Brown.
(d) Jules Raynard.

6. When did the African-American Civil Rights Movement begin?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1962.

7. For what is a black girl arrested in Jimmy's plan in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 2)?
(a) Sitting in the front of a bus.
(b) Going into an all-white store.
(c) Drinking from a white water fountain.
(d) Going to a white school.

8. During what years did Huey P. Long serves as the Governor of Louisiana?
(a) 1919-1925.
(b) 1935-1945.
(c) 1928-1932.
(d) 1859-1862.

9. How does Mary Agnes describe her injuries to the sheriff in "The Samson House"?
(a) She claims she fell while walking down the staircase.
(b) She claims she fell on a letter opener.
(c) She claims she hit her head when Tee Bob tried to stop her from leaving.
(d) She claims she broke her arm at the store.

10. Whom does Tee Bob fall for in “A Flower in Winter”?
(a) Jane.
(b) Amma Dean.
(c) Harriet.
(d) Mary Agnes.

11. What organization did Martin Luther King, Jr. help found in 1957?
(a) The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
(b) The League for the Betterment of African Americans.
(c) The Youth and College League.
(d) The Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

12. What word from the narrative refers to an ethnic group mainly living in the U.S. state of Louisiana, consisting of the descendants of Acadian exiles?
(a) Cajuns.
(b) Dago.
(c) Indo.
(d) Creole.

13. Who is sent to bring Tee Bob from hiding in the house in "The Samson House"?
(a) Robert.
(b) Timmy.
(c) Tom Joe.
(d) Jimmy Caya.

14. Who is the overseer on Samson's plantation in “Two Brothers of the South”?
(a) Tom Joe.
(b) Mr. Bones.
(c) Timmy.
(d) Ned.

15. Why does Tee Bob return in “A Flower in Winter”?
(a) To attend the funeral of his uncle.
(b) To attend the funeral of his mother.
(c) To attend the funeral of his father.
(d) To attend the funeral of his sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jimmy claim to have been arrested in protests with Martin Luther King, Jr. in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 2)?

2. What does Jimmy hope to lead a protest regarding in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 2)?

3. What weapon has Tee Bob used to kill himself in "The Samson House"?

4. When was Huey P. Long assassinated?

5. Where does Tee Bob return from in “A Flower in Winter”?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 546 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample