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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the new man Aunt Mary hires in this chapter?

2. Where does Ruth travel to at the end of this chapter?

3. What does Andrew call his church?

4. What is the name of Ruth's manager?

5. What does the preacher of the New Brown Memorial call Ruth?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is James anxious to move to Delaware?

2. How does Ruth's relationship with Andrew affect her family life?

3. Who is David Wind?

4. What does James later learn about his mother's driving skills?

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

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

7. Describe Halina's time in an underground prison.

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

9. In what way do Ruth and Andrew become more involved in religion in Chapter 23?

10. Describe the blood sacrifice of a chicken.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What events in James' early life influenced him to become a musician? How different do the students think James' life would have been if she had not grown up in poverty?

Essay Topic 2

Why do the students think it is important for James to find out about his mother's past? How has his mother hiding her past affected him?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the values of the 1960s.

1) Why did Afro American politics come to the fore during this time ?

2) What significant changes do you think occurred during this period?

3) Does today's society share any values with 1960s America?

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