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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the family rolls their car in “A Good Man is Hard to Find”, what do the men in the passing car have?
(a) A tow truck.
(b) Food.
(c) Guns.
(d) Water.

2. What do the boys do in the woods behind the farm in “A Circle in the Fire”?
(a) Run away.
(b) Kills farm animals.
(c) Swim in the water tank and then start a fire.
(d) Dig a hole.

3. What does Ruller hike back to his town with?
(a) Deer antlers.
(b) A sandwich.
(c) A rock.
(d) A turkey.

4. How many children are traveling with the grandmother and her son in “A Good Man is Hard to Find”?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

5. What season is it in “The Heart of the Park”?
(a) Summer.
(b) Spring.
(c) Fall.
(d) Winter.

6. Who asked Old Dudley if he wanted to go for a walk?
(a) His wife.
(b) His brother.
(c) His friend.
(d) His daughter.

7. How old is General Sash?
(a) 70.
(b) 104.
(c) 87.
(d) 54.

8. What does Mrs. Willerton consider herself?
(a) A musician.
(b) A poet.
(c) A writer.
(d) An artist.

9. In “The River”, why do the characters head down to the river?
(a) To fish.
(b) To launder clothes.
(c) To bathe.
(d) To hear the preacher and watch baptisms.

10. “The Barber” takes place in which town?
(a) Dilton.
(b) Savannah.
(c) Millerville.
(d) New Orleans.

11. Who tries to befriend Hazel Motes?
(a) The baker.
(b) Enoch Emery.
(c) The blind man.
(d) The red-haired girl.

12. What major political movement is coming up in “The Barber”?
(a) A senate vote.
(b) Invocation of new supreme court justices.
(c) A presidential election.
(d) A gubernatorial election.

13. Who helps Old Dudley up the stairs?
(a) The apartment concierge.
(b) The black man who is renting the apartment next to Old Dudley’s.
(c) His daughter when she returns home from work.
(d) The taxi driver.

14. What has been Mrs. Willerton’s job for over 50 years?
(a) To crumb the table after a meal.
(b) To sweep the kitchen.
(c) To do the dishes.
(d) To hang the laundry.

15. What does Madam Zoleeda tell Ruby?
(a) That Ruby owes her money.
(b) That she doesn’t like collard greens.
(c) That Rufus is “good for nothin”.
(d) That she is sick.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Lucynell’s daughter?

2. Who is Mrs. Cope?

3. What is Old Gabriel afraid of?

4. What does Enoch Emery borrow from his landlord?

5. What does the boy in “The River” say his name is (though it isn’t)?

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