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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 job did Ruth's father have when he first arrived in America?
(a) Drug dealer
(b) Pimp
(c) Store owner
(d) Traveling preacher

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

3. What neighborhood in New York does James live in?
(a) Brooklyn
(b) Queens
(c) Harlem
(d) Manhatten

4. What was Ruth's maiden name?
(a) Goldburg
(b) Shilsky
(c) McBride
(d) Jordan

5. What color does the boy in Sunday School say Jesus should be?
(a) Yellow
(b) Black
(c) Gray
(d) White

Short Answer Questions

1. What language can Ruth speak as well as English?

2. What day of the week does Hunter always arrive at their house?

3. Where was James' mother supposed to meet James after kindergarten?

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

5. What does Ruth drop behind the store?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ruth's friend, Frances, support her?

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

3. Describe James' brother, Dennis.

4. Describe the character of Daddy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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