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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What flies up from the river after Henri is seen disappearing into it with his family in "The Legend of Pin Oak"?
(a) A butterfly.
(b) A moth.
(c) Two bats.
(d) Three birds.

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

3. What is the name of the sac in which the fetus develops?
(a) Baby sac.
(b) Natal sac.
(c) Amniotic sac.
(d) Fataliacal sac.

4. What does the KKK try Alvin Tinsley for in "Justice"?
(a) Theft.
(b) Arson.
(c) Rape.
(d) Murder.

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

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

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

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

9. Who is the former owner of the Pin Oak Plantation?
(a) Charlemae.
(b) Henri.
(c) Amos McAvoy.
(d) Harper McAvoy.

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

11. Which of the following is true of Henri's wife in "The Legend of Pin Oak"?
(a) She is a freed slave.
(b) She is a slave.
(c) She is white.
(d) She was born in New Orleans.

12. Esau warns his father that the men from whom he borrowed money intend to do what in "The Sight"?
(a) Hurt him.
(b) Forgive him.
(c) Be his friend.
(d) Kill him.

13. What does the AFL refer to?
(a) After Five Line.
(b) Anybody Famous Loungecar.
(c) American Football League.
(d) American Federation of Labor.

14. Which of the following is true of Ajax in "We Organized"?
(a) He is a god.
(b) He is a plantation owner.
(c) He is a slave.
(d) He is a circus performer.

15. What is the name of Henri's wife in "The Legend of Pin Oak"?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Martha.
(c) Charlemae.
(d) Roberta.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who researches the story of Henri several decades after his death in "The Legend of Pin Oak"?

2. Why is Henri a free black man and not a slave in "The Legend of Pin Oak"?

3. When did the second development of the Ku Klux Klan flourish nationwide in the U.S.?

4. Who is a local black veterinarian in "Justice"?

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

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