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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. On what day does Jimmy plan to stage a march to the courthouse in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 2)?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Monday.

4. Who retrieves a letter from the table by where Tee Bob's body is discovered in "The Samson House"?
(a) Clamp Brown.
(b) Hardy.
(c) Timmy.
(d) Jules Raynard.

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

6. What term is used in the narrative to describe a person who is one-eighth black?
(a) Aryan.
(b) Cosmopolitan.
(c) Pinafore.
(d) Octoroon.

7. What news is related of Mary Agnes in "The Samson House"?
(a) She has been kidnapped.
(b) She has been sexually assaulted.
(c) She has been arrested.
(d) She has been murdered.

8. What is the name of the schoolteacher who comes to Samson Plantation in “The LeFarbre Family”?
(a) Mary Agnes LeFabre.
(b) Mary Hodges.
(c) Etienne.
(d) Madame Gautier.

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

10. When was Martin Luther King, Jr. assassinated?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1972.

11. Who arrives at the Samson house with news about Mary Agnes in "The Samson House"?
(a) Jimmy Caya.
(b) Jules Raynard.
(c) Clamp Brown.
(d) Tom Joe.

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

13. Who is the eldest of Samson's sons in “Two Brothers of the South”?
(a) Walter.
(b) James.
(c) Timmy.
(d) Ned.

14. Where does Jimmy say he wants to bring the protests in Book 4: The Quarters (Part 2)?
(a) Cleveland.
(b) Little Rock.
(c) Oxford.
(d) Bayonne.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What word from the narrative refers to a piece of furniture with drawers on one side and hanging space on the other?

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

4. How is the door opened in the room where Tee Bob has locked himself in "The Samson House"?

5. Where does Tee Bob lock himself away in the house in "The Samson House"?

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