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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. What kind of people do James and friends mug?
(a) Old ladies
(b) Mothers
(c) School friends
(d) Politicians

2. Where do James' siblings say his real mother is?
(a) In a grave
(b) In Poland
(c) In Germany
(d) In jail

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

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

5. What part of Virginia did Ruth and her family move to?
(a) Durham
(b) Birmingham
(c) Charlottesville
(d) Suffolk

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What material is the boy's father's clothes made from?

3. When does James' stepfather visit them?

4. What does Aunt Betsy arrange for Ruth?

5. What was the name of James' stepfather?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the character of Daddy.

2. How does Ruth respond when James asks what color God is?

3. How do things begin to go downhill for James when Hunter Jordan dies?

4. What is the state of black people's lives in the 1930s?

5. Describe Ruth's school years.

6. Describe the cool father at the end of Chapter 4.

7. How does the 1960s black power affect James in Chapter 3?

8. In what way was church always a joyous affair for both James and his mother?

9. What are the problems in dating Peter?

10. How does Ruth's life take a turn for the worse when the family moves to Virginia?

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