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

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

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

4. What position were black employees of the Pullman Palace Car Company not eligible for promotion as it was reserved for whites?
(a) Pilot.
(b) Porter.
(c) Groundskeeper.
(d) Conductor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused the fire in "The Sight"?

2. The third development of the Ku Klux Klan developed just after what?

3. Why does Esau's psychic ability leave him in "The Sight"?

4. What flies up from the river after Henri is seen disappearing into it with his family in "The Legend of Pin Oak"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Harper decide to sell instead of Henri in "The Legend of Pin Oak"? What happens?

2. Upon what folklore is the story "The Sight" based?

3. Upon what stories is "We Organized" derived?

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

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

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

7. How does Esau injure himself in "The Sight"? Does he reach his family in time?

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

9. What ritual do the slaves perform in "We Organized"?

10. What stories does Lester regale in "The 11:59"?

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