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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In what sport was Joe Lewis renowned?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Boxing.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Football.
2. What local woman's family is kicked off the Samson Plantation in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 1)?
(a) Yoko's family.
(b) Judy's family.
(c) Hardy's family.
(d) Laura's family.
3. Why does the father of the schoolteacher slap her in “The LeFarbre Family”?
(a) For her betrayal of the family in marrying a white man.
(b) For her betrayal of the family in associating with darker blacks.
(c) For her betrayal of the family in marrying a black man.
(d) For her betrayal of the family in learning to read.
4. Jimmy Aaron is referred to with what title in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 1)?
(a) "The Activist."
(b) "The One."
(c) "The Politician."
(d) "The Cook."
5. What is destroyed in the flood described in “Of Men and Rivers”?
(a) The hanging tree.
(b) The town temple.
(c) Jane's house.
(d) Ned's schoolhouse.
6. What term is used in the narrative to describe a person who is one-eighth black?
(a) Cosmopolitan.
(b) Pinafore.
(c) Octoroon.
(d) Aryan.
7. What does Tee Bob suggest to Mary Agnes in “Robert and Mary”?
(a) He suggests she divorce her husband and marry him.
(b) He suggests they flee to Ohio and live there on a ranch.
(c) He suggests they go to Reno and elope.
(d) He suggests running away to New Orleans to marry.
8. Where does Jimmy go to attend school in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 1)?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Little Rock.
(c) Topeka.
(d) Houston.
9. Who arrives at the Samson house with news about Mary Agnes in "The Samson House"?
(a) Jimmy Caya.
(b) Clamp Brown.
(c) Jules Raynard.
(d) Tom Joe.
10. Who is the overseer on Samson's plantation in “Two Brothers of the South”?
(a) Mr. Bones.
(b) Ned.
(c) Timmy.
(d) Tom Joe.
11. Who tells Mary Agnes to leave the plantation and hide her whereabouts in "The Samson House"?
(a) Clamp Brown.
(b) Jimmy Caya.
(c) Jules Raynard.
(d) Tom Joe.
12. Where does Jane express desire to return at the plantation after Tee Bob's suicide in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 1)?
(a) To the schoolroom.
(b) To the quarters.
(c) To the attic.
(d) To the cook's quarters.
13. Samson declares with the onset of the Civil Rights Movement that anyone who wants the join the movement can do what?
(a) Demonstrate freely at home.
(b) Find a home elsewhere.
(c) Do so as they please.
(d) Help him rally.
14. Why does Tee Bob return in “A Flower in Winter”?
(a) To attend the funeral of his mother.
(b) To attend the funeral of his father.
(c) To attend the funeral of his uncle.
(d) To attend the funeral of his sister.
15. What word from "The Samson House" means to seize and carry off someone by force?
(a) Entrench.
(b) Asphyxiate.
(c) Ravish.
(d) Extropate.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the term "creole" originally used for?
2. Where does Jimmy Aaaron's mother move away to find work in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 1)?
3. For what type of protest was Martin Luther King, Jr. known?
4. Whom does Tee Bob fall for in “A Flower in Winter”?
5. What decade is it when Jane leaves the Samson Plantation?
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