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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where was Henri's mother from in "The Legend of Pin Oak"?
(a) St. Louis.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Dallas.
(d) New Orleans.

4. How did Lester die in "The 11:59"?
(a) Fell down a flight of stairs.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Hit by a train.
(d) Heart attack.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the slave owner do with his slaves in the ending of "We Organized"?

2. What title does Henri hold at the Pin Oak Plantation?

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

4. In what Classical work is the mythological Ajax notable for his abundant strength and courage, seen particularly in two fights with Hector?

5. The plantation owner in "We Organized" is described as being what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lester attempt to avoid his fate in "The 11:59"? Does he?

2. How does Lester know he's heard the 11:59? What does this train whistle mean?

3. What happens on Esau's birthday as an adult in "The Sight"?

4. How is the slave master described in "We Organized"? What does he do to cause the slaves to rise against him?

5. How is Lester Simmons described in "The 11:59"?

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

7. What leads Hoop to confess in "Justice"? What happens to the windows?

8. Who is found murdered in "Justice"? Who points the police in the direction of Alvin Tinsley?

9. What happened to Harper's mother in "The Legend of Pin Oak"? When was he brought to the plantation?

10. What does the slave master do in the ending of "We Organized"? Why?

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