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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When did Martin Luther King, Jr. lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1969.
2. Samson declares with the onset of the Civil Rights Movement that anyone who wants the join the movement can do what?
(a) Do so as they please.
(b) Demonstrate freely at home.
(c) Help him rally.
(d) Find a home elsewhere.
3. What does Tee Bob do as his friend (whom Tee Bob punched) leaves his engagement party?
(a) He throws a plate at him.
(b) He runs after him.
(c) He hugs him.
(d) He raises his glass to him.
4. In what sport was Joe Lewis renowned?
(a) Boxing.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Football.
(d) Baseball.
5. When was Jackie Robinson born?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1899.
(c) 1845.
(d) 1919.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Tee Bob suggest to Mary Agnes in “Robert and Mary”?
2. What organization did Martin Luther King, Jr. help found in 1957?
3. When did the African-American Civil Rights Movement begin?
4. Who arrives to blame Mary Agnes for the situation of Tee Bob's suicide in "The Samson House"?
5. When does the flood occur that is described in “Of Men and Rivers”?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is significant about Jane's settlement at Samson Plantation in "Samson"?
2. How is the character of Hardy described in the novel?
3. What does Jimmy Aaron reveal during a church service after his return to the plantation? How is his message received?
4. What theme is illustrated through Tee Bob's death in the novel?
5. How has Jane evolved as a character from the beginning of the novel to "Samson"?
6. How is Jimmy Aaron's early childhood described? Who raises him?
7. Who concludes the true blame for Tee Bob's death in the end of "The Samson House"? Who is to blame?
8. How has the narrative style of the novel changed in Book 4: The Quarters?
9. What does Jimmy Aaron's sacrifice signify for the plantation workers in Book 4: The Quarters?
10. What leads Tee Bob to punch his friend Jimmy Caya in "Confession"?
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