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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 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) Conductor.
(d) Groundskeeper.

2. Where is the slave from which the plantation owner offends in "We Organized"?
(a) South Africa.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Liberia.
(d) The Congo.

3. The labor union associated with the Pullman Palace Car Company was the first to be led by what?
(a) Italians.
(b) Children.
(c) Women.
(d) African Americans.

4. Who organized the union of workers associated with the Pullman Palace Car Company?
(a) M. Robert Hutchings.
(b) G. Matthew Stevens.
(c) A. Philip Randolph.
(d) R. Douglas McIntosh.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Esau's last name in "The Sight"?

3. 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"?

4. In what format is "We Organized" written?

5. When did the Pullman Strike take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Esau send his family for fear of a fire in "The Sight"? Where does the fire take place?

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

3. How did Lester die? What symbolism surrounds his death in "The 11:59"?

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

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

6. Who does Hoop organize in "Justice"? What do they do?

7. Why does Harper attempt to sell Henri in "The Legend of Pin Oak"? Why doesn't he?

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

9. What happens when the police question Alvin in "Justice"?

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

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