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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was the father of Ajax in Greek mythology?
(a) Telamon.
(b) Peleus.
(c) Teucer.
(d) Aeacus.

3. Where does Esau send his wife and children after he begins having nightmares in "The Sight"?
(a) His mother's house.
(b) To a hotel.
(c) To an apartment.
(d) To the car.

4. How is Alvin Tinsley killed in "Justice"?
(a) He is shot.
(b) He is given lethal injection.
(c) He is hung.
(d) He is stabbed.

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

6. Where does a fire take place in "The Sight"?
(a) Esau's house.
(b) Esau's mother's house.
(c) Esau's father's house.
(d) Esau's neighbor's house.

7. How does Esau injure himself in "The Sight"?
(a) He breaks his neck.
(b) He runs a truck off the road.
(c) He breaks his arm falling.
(d) He cuts himself with a dagger.

8. Esau's father exploits his son's psychic abilities where in "The Sight"?
(a) The racetrack.
(b) The casino.
(c) A cock fight.
(d) A dog fight.

9. Where does Esau announce that he could not be happier in his life in "The Sight"?
(a) A birthday party.
(b) At church.
(c) A wedding.
(d) A football game.

10. What train feature was George Pullman credited with originating?
(a) Sleeping car.
(b) Dining car.
(c) Steam engine.
(d) Coal engine.

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

12. 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.

13. When had Hoop accused Alvin of killing a cat in "Justice"?
(a) 5 years ago.
(b) 20 years ago.
(c) 14 years ago.
(d) 8 years ago.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Harper realizes he cannot sell his brother, who does he decide to sell to the slave dealers instead in "The Legend of Pin Oak"?

3. How does Harper die in "The Legend of Pin Oak"?

4. How did Lester die in "The 11:59"?

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

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