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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8, Sam, Brothers and Sisters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of customers does Ruth's father overcharge?
(a) Jews
(b) Politicians
(c) Blacks
(d) Upperclass whites

2. How did James view his mother as a young boy?
(a) Funny
(b) Loving
(c) Strong
(d) Strange

3. Who does Ruth remember riding through town?
(a) The black panthers
(b) The Ku Klux Klan
(c) Orangemen
(d) The Nation of Islam

4. What kind of hat is the boy's father wearing?
(a) A bowler hat
(b) A top hat
(c) A beret
(d) A cowboy hat

5. Who does James say his older siblings revere?
(a) Malcolm X
(b) Marin Luther King
(c) Elijah Muhammed
(d) Tommie Smith

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of James' stepsister?

2. What kind of job did Ruth's father have when he first arrived in America?

3. What neighborhood in New York does James live in?

4. What part of Virginia did Ruth and her family move to?

5. Who comes to meet James when his mother does not show up?

(see the answer key)

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