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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 state does Jacqueline live in?
(a) Kentucky
(b) Colorado
(c) Mississippi
(d) New York

2. In what city of Virginia does Hunter's cousin live?
(a) Richmond
(b) Charlottesville
(c) Suffolk
(d) Birmingham

3. What do the muggers take from Ruth?
(a) Her purse
(b) Her groceries
(c) Her blouse
(d) Her life

4. What does Aunt Mary's factory make leather trimmings for?
(a) Shoes
(b) Hats
(c) Chairs
(d) Fur coats

5. From whose death does James say his mother never recovers?
(a) His father's
(b) Her mother's
(c) Hunter's
(d) Her grandfather's

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ruth's father call the school she attends?

2. What do the muggers spill on the sidewalk?

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

4. Where does Ruth's Aunt Betsy work?

5. What does James say the preacher at church dots his sermons with?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe James' brother, Dennis.

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

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

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

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

6. Describe Sam's life.

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

8. How does Peter change Ruth's life?

9. Describe the character of Daddy.

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

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