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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 was the the name of the song Ruth's mother sang to the birds?
(a) Blackbirds
(b) Free as a Bird
(c) Birdie, birdie, fly away
(d) Lovely, lovely come to mummy

2. What is the name of Ruth's younger sister in this chapter?
(a) Freda
(b) Lauren
(c) Janice
(d) Dee Dee

3. What celebrates its 40th anniversary in 1994?
(a) Harlem Jazz Club
(b) The Jewish religion
(c) The New Brown Memorial Baptist Church
(d) Ruth's father's store

4. Who talks Ruth out of seeing Rocky again?
(a) Her father
(b) Her grandmother
(c) Andrew
(d) Aunt Mary

5. Who did David become friends with while working on the Wilmington News Journal?
(a) Ruth McBride
(b) Andrew McBride
(c) Dennis McBride
(d) James McBride

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of cancer is Ruth diagnosed with in this chapter?

2. Who does James go out for a walk with at the end of the book?

3. Who does Ruth meet outside the church?

4. What is the name of the 21-year-old woman?

5. Where do Ruth and Andrew apply for a new house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ruth struggle to find a place she wants to be buried?

2. What problems does James say he had as a child of mixed race?

3. What does Aubrey Rubenstein tell James in Chapter 22?

4. How have Ruth's parents lives changed?

5. Describe the blood sacrifice of a chicken.

6. In what way does James think his mother is a success?

7. Describe the character of Andrew.

8. How does Andrew help Ruth get over her mother's death?

9. How does Rocky try to take advantage of Ruth?

10. Why does Ruth go back to Virginia in Chapter 19?

(see the answer keys)

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