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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who finds Ruth's bracelet?
(a) Frances
(b) Her brother
(c) Her mother
(d) Her father

2. Why is Ruth's family disliked?
(a) They are poor
(b) They are rude
(c) They are too serious
(d) They are Jewish

3. What country was James' mother born in?
(a) England
(b) Germany
(c) France
(d) Poland

4. What did Hunter die of?
(a) A stroke
(b) A broken heart
(c) Cancer
(d) Brain disease

5. What state does Jacqueline live in?
(a) Colorado
(b) Mississippi
(c) Kentucky
(d) New York

6. What does Ruth says she suffers from because of her grandfather's death?
(a) Fear of death
(b) Hay fever
(c) Claustrophobia
(d) Fear of the dark

7. What is the name of the main character?
(a) James McBride
(b) Gordon Brown
(c) John Hurt
(d) Philip McBride

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

9. What does James say the preacher at church dots his sermons with?
(a) Hand claps
(b) Amens
(c) Laughs
(d) Singing

10. What did Ruth's father open in Virgina?
(a) A music store
(b) A bank
(c) A grocery store
(d) A synagogue

11. What material is the boy's father's clothes made from?
(a) Leather
(b) Foil
(c) Cotton
(d) PCP

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

13. What happened to black men who dated white women?
(a) They were hanged
(b) They were stoned
(c) They were imprisoned
(d) They were ran out of town

14. When does James' stepfather visit them?
(a) In the holidays
(b) On the weekends
(c) Every summer
(d) On Mondays

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does James say he once robbed as a teenager?

2. What kind of drugs does James start experimenting with?

3. What type of customers does Ruth's father overcharge?

4. What does Ruth say God is?

5. What is the name of the boy Ruth meets in this chapter?

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