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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 does Ruth's father keep behind the counter in his store?
(a) A tomahawk
(b) A gun
(c) Sweets
(d) A baseball bat
2. What happened to black men who dated white women?
(a) They were ran out of town
(b) They were stoned
(c) They were hanged
(d) They were imprisoned
3. What state does Jacqueline live in?
(a) New York
(b) Mississippi
(c) Colorado
(d) Kentucky
4. What color does one of James' brother's decide he wants to be?
(a) Red
(b) Yellow
(c) Orange
(d) Green
5. What does Ruth drink tea from?
(a) A glass
(b) A saucer
(c) A mug
(d) A bowl
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Ruth's father call the school she attends?
2. What did Hunter die of?
3. What do the muggers take from Ruth?
4. What does Ruth say God is?
5. What does Aunt Betsy arrange for Ruth?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is music important to James?
2. In what way was church always a joyous affair for both James and his mother?
3. How does Ruth's friend, Frances, support her?
4. How do things begin to go downhill for James when Hunter Jordan dies?
5. How did Ruth and her family live in America when they first arrived?
6. What incident confirms to James that the color of his mother's skin puts her in danger?
7. Describe what happens when Ruth asks James to take the milk back to the shop.
8. How does Ruth's life take a turn for the worse when the family moves to Virginia?
9. What is the state of black people's lives in the 1930s?
10. How does Peter change Ruth's life?
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