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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What short story by Edgar Allan Poe shares a similar subject and theme as "Justice"?
(a) The Fall of the House of Usher.
(b) The Raven.
(c) The Telltale Heart.
(d) The Murders in the Rue Morgue.

3. Henri's mother was what in "The Legend of Pin Oak"?
(a) A plantation owner.
(b) A freed slave.
(c) Native American.
(d) A white woman.

4. What does the slave owner begin to hear in his head after the "spell" by the slaves in "We Organized"?
(a) Monsters.
(b) God's voice.
(c) The devil.
(d) Music.

5. Who received ownership of Pin Oak Plantation after his father died?
(a) Henri.
(b) Harper McAvoy.
(c) Charlemae.
(d) Amos McAvoy.

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

7. What title does Henri hold at the Pin Oak Plantation?
(a) Night Watchman.
(b) Overseer.
(c) Head Botanist.
(d) Assistant Manager.

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

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

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

11. Why is Henri a free black man and not a slave in "The Legend of Pin Oak"?
(a) His mother was free.
(b) He bought his freedom.
(c) His father was free.
(d) He was granted his freedom.

12. "We Organized" is based on the oral histories documented in the Slave Narratives from when?
(a) The 1930s.
(b) The 1920s.
(c) The 1950s.
(d) The 1940s.

13. Where does Lester often go to regale stories of the past in "The 11:59"?
(a) His church.
(b) The porter house.
(c) The caboose.
(d) The locomotive.

14. When did George Pullman establish his company?
(a) 1854.
(b) 1862.
(c) 1849.
(d) 1851.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is true of Henri's wife in "The Legend of Pin Oak"?

2. What item do the slaves take off the plantation owner's clothing in "We Organized"?

3. Who beats Esau's father in "The Sight"?

4. What refers to a person who professes an ability to perceive information hidden from the normal senses through extrasensory perception?

5. The labor union associated with the Pullman Palace Car Company was the first to be led by what?

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