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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does James' mother work?
(a) The Empire State Building
(b) Warhol's Factory
(c) Studio 54
(d) Chase Manhatten Bank

2. What do the muggers spill on the sidewalk?
(a) Their blood
(b) Ruth's loose change
(c) Ruth's groceries
(d) Their cans of Coke

3. What group is the boy's father part of?
(a) COCP
(b) Nation of Islam
(c) Black Panthers
(d) Communist party

4. What does Ruth drink tea from?
(a) A mug
(b) A bowl
(c) A saucer
(d) A glass

5. Where does James find a job in Kentucky?
(a) At a restaurant
(b) At a gas station
(c) At a factory
(d) At a music shop

6. What kind of houses do the blacks in Suffolk live in?
(a) Mud huts
(b) Apartments
(c) Mansions
(d) Shacks

7. Who does James' brother ask about what color Jesus is?
(a) A rabbi
(b) His father
(c) The Sunday school teacher
(d) James

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

9. What is the name of the boy Ruth meets in this chapter?
(a) Peter
(b) Davis
(c) Edward
(d) Frank

10. Why can Ruth not eat Frances' mother's food?
(a) It is soul food
(b) It smells bad
(c) It is cheap
(d) It is not kosher

11. Where was James' mother supposed to meet James after kindergarten?
(a) A motel
(b) The bus stop
(c) The subway
(d) At home

12. What does Aunt Mary's factory make leather trimmings for?
(a) Hats
(b) Shoes
(c) Chairs
(d) Fur coats

13. Who comes to meet James when his mother does not show up?
(a) His siblings
(b) His step father
(c) A rabbi
(d) His father

14. What color packets does the BC powder come in?
(a) Red and green
(b) Yellow
(c) Blue and white
(d) Purple

15. Why does Ruth think her father married her mother?
(a) To become a rabbi
(b) To have a son
(c) For love
(d) To move to America

Short Answer Questions

1. What sits outside of Ruth's apartment after Hunter dies?

2. What color does the boy in Sunday School say Jesus should be?

3. Where did James' mother spend most of her adult life?

4. Who does Ruth steal money from?

5. What does Aunt Betsy arrange for Ruth?

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