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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Frances' mother good at?

3. Where does Ruth take her children shopping?

4. What kind of water animal does Ruth say Frances' family ate?

5. What religion was James' father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to James when his mother forgets to pick him up from kindergarten?

2. How does Ruth's family react to her pregnancy?

3. Why did James think his mother was strange?

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

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

6. Describe what happens when Ruth asks James to take the milk back to the shop.

7. Describe Jame McBride's family life.

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

9. Why is Chapter 2 written in italics?

10. How did Ruth and her family live in America when they first arrived?

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