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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Lester lock himself in "The 11:59"?
(a) The porter house.
(b) A train car.
(c) The station house.
(d) His apartment.

2. In what format is "We Organized" written?
(a) Novella.
(b) Play.
(c) Epic.
(d) Poem.

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

4. What sound does Lester hear after leaving his friends to head home in "The 11:59"?
(a) An airplane.
(b) A train whistle.
(c) A car horn.
(d) A barking dog.

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

6. Who was Esau's fraternal twin brother in the Hebrew Bible?
(a) Elijah.
(b) Gabriel.
(c) Isaac.
(d) Jacob.

7. Who is a local black veterinarian in "Justice"?
(a) Alvin Tinsley.
(b) Riley Granger.
(c) Riley Holt.
(d) Hoop Granger.

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

9. How does Harper die in "The Legend of Pin Oak"?
(a) He gets struck by lightning.
(b) He falls into the river.
(c) He gets stabbed.
(d) He gets kicked by a horse.

10. In Hebrew, the name Esau means what?
(a) Leader.
(b) Hairy.
(c) Tall.
(d) Wise.

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

12. What begins to show etchings of Hoop's crimes in "Justice"?
(a) A mirror.
(b) A wood plank.
(c) A wall.
(d) The shop windows.

13. What does the slave owner do with his slaves in the ending of "We Organized"?
(a) Beats them.
(b) Makes them work harder.
(c) Sells them.
(d) Frees them.

14. Who owns the gas station in town in "Justice"?
(a) Alvin Tinsley.
(b) Riley Holt.
(c) Riley Granger.
(d) Hoop Granger.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hoop begin having a few days after the death of Alvin Tinsley in "Justice"?

2. To what do the slaves pin an item from the plantation owner's clothing in "We Organized"?

3. What is the setting of the story "Justice"?

4. What does Ajax refuse to knock from a tree in "We Organized"?

5. Who organized the union of workers associated with the Pullman Palace Car Company?

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