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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Mary Agnes to leave the plantation and hide her whereabouts in "The Samson House"?
(a) Jimmy Caya.
(b) Jules Raynard.
(c) Clamp Brown.
(d) Tom Joe.

2. Jimmy Aaron is referred to with what title in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 1)?
(a) "The Politician."
(b) "The One."
(c) "The Activist."
(d) "The Cook."

3. How is Tee Bob's death reported in the paper?
(a) Simply as a suicide.
(b) As a homicide.
(c) As an unsolved murder.
(d) As a freak accident.

4. Who is waiting for Mary Agnes at the bus stop in “Robert and Mary”?
(a) Jimmy Caya.
(b) Clamp Brown.
(c) Tom Joe.
(d) Judy Major.

5. Who is the expected driver to accompany the protest in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 2)?
(a) Brady.
(b) Amma Dean.
(c) Hardy.
(d) Tom Joe.

6. What is Mr. Samson's first name?
(a) Robert.
(b) Walter.
(c) Homer.
(d) James.

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 to a white school.
(c) Drinking from a white water fountain.
(d) Going into an all-white store.

8. Why does Mary Agnes turn down Tee Bob's suggestion in “Robert and Mary”?
(a) It is impossible for them to be together because of racial differences.
(b) It is impossible for them to be together because he is already married.
(c) It is impossible for them to be together because of their different political backgrounds.
(d) It is impossible for them to be together because she is already married.

9. What word from "The Samson House" means to seize and carry off someone by force?
(a) Asphyxiate.
(b) Ravish.
(c) Extropate.
(d) Entrench.

10. 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 father.
(c) To attend the funeral of his sister.
(d) To attend the funeral of his mother.

11. 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.

12. What decade is it when Jane leaves the Samson Plantation?
(a) The 1950s.
(b) The 1960s.
(c) The 1930s.
(d) The 1940s.

13. How is the door opened in the room where Tee Bob has locked himself in "The Samson House"?
(a) With a hammer.
(b) With an axe.
(c) With a shovel.
(d) With a key.

14. When did Martin Luther King, Jr. lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1962.

15. Who is Jimmy Aaron's great-aunt that raises him?
(a) Lena.
(b) Judy Major.
(c) Amma Dean.
(d) Black Harriet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Huey P. Long's nickname?

2. What word from the narrative refers to a derogatory name for Spaniards, Italians, or Portuguese?

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

4. On what day does Jimmy plan to stage a march to the courthouse in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 2)?

5. What local woman's family is kicked off the Samson Plantation in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 1)?

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