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

2. Where does Lester often go to regale stories of the past in "The 11:59"?
(a) The locomotive.
(b) The caboose.
(c) His church.
(d) The porter house.

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

4. Who beats Esau's father in "The Sight"?
(a) Men he owes money to.
(b) Esau's mother.
(c) Esau's uncle.
(d) The train conductor.

5. In what town did the Pullman Strike begin?
(a) Pullman, Texas.
(b) Pullman, New York.
(c) Pullman, Illinois.
(d) Pullman, North Dakota.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the sac in which the fetus develops?

2. What position were black employees of the Pullman Palace Car Company not eligible for promotion as it was reserved for whites?

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

4. The slaves in "We Organized" take an item off what piece of the plantation owner's clothing?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who researches the story of Henri in "The Legend of Pin Oak" years later? What does she find?

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

4. What is Ajax adept at using in "We Organized"? How is this revealed?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Where did the etchings in the window come from in "Justice"?

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