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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) Warhol's Factory
(b) Chase Manhatten Bank
(c) Studio 54
(d) The Empire State Building

2. What does Aunt Betsy arrange for Ruth?
(a) An abortion
(b) A marriage
(c) A nanny
(d) A job

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

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

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

6. What does James say Daddy always has his pockets full with?
(a) Soil
(b) Money
(c) Sweets
(d) Presents

7. Who does James interview in his book?
(a) His mother
(b) His brother
(c) His sister
(d) Himself

8. Where does Ruth's Aunt Betsy work?
(a) A cafe
(b) A bank
(c) A lingerie store
(d) A factory

9. Who does Ruth steal money from?
(a) Frances
(b) Her father
(c) Her brother
(d) Her mother

10. What color does one of James' brother's decide he wants to be?
(a) Red
(b) Yellow
(c) Green
(d) Orange

11. What does Ruth drop behind the store?
(a) Her bracelet
(b) Her purse
(c) Her money
(d) Her necklace

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

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

14. What religion was James' father?
(a) Jewish
(b) Christian
(c) Muslim
(d) Hindu

15. Where did James' mother spend most of her adult life?
(a) Seattle
(b) Los Angeles
(c) New York
(d) Raleigh

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ruth remember riding through town?

2. What kind of shops are in Manhattan's Lower East Side?

3. What does Aunt Mary's factory make leather trimmings for?

4. What does Ruth's father keep behind the counter in his store?

5. What did the blacks come into the store to purchase in the Thirties?

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