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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What invention has lessened the need for laborers on the plantations in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 1)?
(a) Tractors.
(b) Threshing machines.
(c) Trains.
(d) Cars.

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

3. Where does Tee Bob return from in “A Flower in Winter”?
(a) Baton Rouge.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) New York.
(d) Amarillo.

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

5. Where does Jimmy Aaaron's mother move away to find work in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 1)?
(a) Little Rock.
(b) Houston.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Topeka.

6. 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 she is already married.
(c) It is impossible for them to be together because he is already married.
(d) It is impossible for them to be together because of their different political backgrounds.

7. When was Martin Luther King, Jr. born?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1845.
(d) 1929.

8. What word from the narrative refers to a piece of furniture with drawers on one side and hanging space on the other?
(a) Foyer.
(b) Atrium.
(c) Chateau.
(d) Chifforobe.

9. How many years after Tee Bob's suicide does Jane leave the Samson Plantation?
(a) 2 years later.
(b) 8 years later.
(c) 5 years later.
(d) 10 years later.

10. What does Jimmy hope to lead a protest regarding in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 2)?
(a) The lack of a school for blacks.
(b) The segregation of black and white schools.
(c) The unavailability of accessible public restrooms and water fountains for blacks.
(d) The forcing of blacks to sit at the back of the bus.

11. Where does Jimmy go to attend school in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 1)?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Houston.
(c) Little Rock.
(d) Topeka.

12. What weapon has Tee Bob used to kill himself in "The Samson House"?
(a) A gun.
(b) A rope.
(c) A sword.
(d) A letter opener.

13. Why does Tee Bob punch his friend at his engagement party?
(a) For suggesting he sleep with Jane.
(b) For suggesting he sleep with Mary Agnes.
(c) For suggesting he sleep with Laura.
(d) For suggesting he marry Mary Agnes.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For what type of protest was Martin Luther King, Jr. known?

2. Who arrives to blame Mary Agnes for the situation of Tee Bob's suicide in "The Samson House"?

3. Whom does Tee Bob fall for in “A Flower in Winter”?

4. Book 4: The Quarters (Part 1) opens with Jane's observation that people are always expecting what?

5. Who is sent to bring Tee Bob from hiding in the house in "The Samson House"?

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