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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 did James' father die of?
(a) Lung cancer
(b) Polio
(c) Brain disease
(d) Measles

2. What is Jacqueline's nickname?
(a) Jack
(b) Jock
(c) Queenie
(d) Leaflet

3. What does James say he and his siblings are confused by?
(a) Their color
(b) Who their father is
(c) Their nationality
(d) The upperclasses

4. Which of the following subjects does Ruth not learn at home?
(a) Sewing
(b) Record keeping
(c) Knitting
(d) Math

5. What does Ruth have to do in the morning before school?
(a) Feed the chickens
(b) Open the store
(c) Light the fire
(d) Cook breakfast

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ruth drink tea from?

2. What city does Sam leave for?

3. What does Ruth says she suffers from because of her grandfather's death?

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

5. What does James call his stepfather?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is music important to James?

2. How does Ruth react to Hunter Jordan's death?

3. How does Betsy react to Ruth's pregnancy?

4. How does Sam's leaving home affect Ruth?

5. Describe the character of Daddy.

6. What are the problems in dating Peter?

7. Describe the household James was brought up in.

8. Why does James hit the boy he meets on the bus?

9. How does James react to Hunter's death?

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

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