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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who beats Esau's father in "The Sight"?
(a) The train conductor.
(b) Men he owes money to.
(c) Esau's mother.
(d) Esau's uncle.

2. Who is the richest man in town in "Justice"?
(a) Riley Granger.
(b) Hoop Granger.
(c) Riley Holt.
(d) Alvin Tinsley.

3. What is Esau's last name in "The Sight"?
(a) Murphy.
(b) Mitchell.
(c) Mayes.
(d) Manuel.

4. What refers to a thin, filmy membrane that can cover a newborn's head and face immediately after birth?
(a) Flaun.
(b) Maculet.
(c) Caul.
(d) Diadode.

5. What refers to a person who professes an ability to perceive information hidden from the normal senses through extrasensory perception?
(a) Illusionist.
(b) Magician.
(c) Gypsy.
(d) Psychic.

6. What do the slaves do to the item taken from the plantation owner in "We Organized"?
(a) Throw water on it.
(b) Scream at it.
(c) Chant to it.
(d) Light it on fire.

7. What does Hoop begin having a few days after the death of Alvin Tinsley in "Justice"?
(a) Money.
(b) Religious visions.
(c) Sneezing fits.
(d) Nightmares.

8. What is Lester's last name in "The 11:59"?
(a) Talmadge.
(b) Simmons.
(c) Stevens.
(d) Thompson.

9. To what do the slaves pin an item from the plantation owner's clothing in "We Organized"?
(a) A doll.
(b) A horse.
(c) A tree.
(d) A door.

10. Who was Harper's father in "The Legend of Pin Oak"?
(a) Harper McAvoy Sr.
(b) Amos McAvoy.
(c) Clarence McAvoy.
(d) Henri McAvoy.

11. Who organized the union of workers associated with the Pullman Palace Car Company?
(a) M. Robert Hutchings.
(b) A. Philip Randolph.
(c) G. Matthew Stevens.
(d) R. Douglas McIntosh.

12. The third development of the Ku Klux Klan developed just after what?
(a) The Vietnam War.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) World War I.
(d) World War II.

13. The labor union associated with the Pullman Palace Car Company was the first to be led by what?
(a) Children.
(b) Women.
(c) African Americans.
(d) Italians.

14. From what job position did Lester retire in "The 11:59"?
(a) Mechanic.
(b) Pullman porter.
(c) Conductor.
(d) Coal shoveler.

15. When did Britain outlaw slavery?
(a) 1776.
(b) 1807.
(c) 1797.
(d) 1855.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sound does Lester hear after leaving his friends to head home in "The 11:59"?

2. Who was Esau's father in the Hebrew Bible?

3. What does the AFL refer to?

4. What begins to show etchings of Hoop's crimes in "Justice"?

5. When the police go to inspect the gas station in "Justice," what happens?

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