The Water Dancer Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Ta-Nehisi Coates
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 133 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Water Dancer Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Ta-Nehisi Coates
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what do Georgie and Amber bring to eat?
(a) Apple cakes.
(b) Doughnuts.
(c) Cookies.
(d) Cherry pies.

2. In Chapter 1, what is the name of the brothel Maynard visits?
(a) Blue Hall.
(b) Pink Lady.
(c) Moonbeam.
(d) Starfall.

3. What does a baker give Hiram in Chapter 15?
(a) Rolls.
(b) Gingerbread.
(c) Raisin cookie.
(d) Oatmeal cookie.

4. In Chapter 4, when did Hiram and Maynard leave to go to the races?
(a) Mid-afternoon.
(b) Late morning.
(c) Around noon.
(d) Early afternoon.

5. In Chapter 14, what does Corrine want Hiram to do to prove he will never leave the Underground?
(a) Free a prisoner from the jail.
(b) Entrap Ryland's Hounds.
(c) Free a slave from Lockless.
(d) Destroy Georgie Parks.

6. In Chapter 3, how long had Hiram been in the big house by the autumn of his 13th year?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 11 months.
(d) 8 months.

7. In Chapter 13, what does Hiram hear?
(a) A bell.
(b) Voice downstairs.
(c) Bird song.
(d) Music.

8. In Chapter 14, what season is it when Hiram finishes studying a packet of documents Corrine gives him?
(a) Summer.
(b) Fall.
(c) Winter.
(d) Spring.

9. In Chapter 8 on the day Hiram plans to run who does he see on his way to the well?
(a) Ellen.
(b) Pete.
(c) Sophia.
(d) Thena.

10. In Chapter 7, what piece of furniture does Hiram work on?
(a) Maple desk.
(b) Walnut table.
(c) Cherry secretary.
(d) Oak bookcase.

11. Who is already at the well when Hiram comes on the day he plans to run in Chapter 8?
(a) Annie.
(b) Sophia.
(c) Thena.
(d) Maggie.

12. How old was Hiram when his mother was taken and sold?
(a) 9.
(b) 8.
(c) 7.
(d) 11.

13. In Chapter 2, how old was Hiram when he could hear a song once and repeat it?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 12.
(d) 11.

14. Whose concubine was Sophia in Chapter 4?
(a) Nathaniel.
(b) Maynard.
(c) Richard.
(d) Hiram.

15. What is the name of the river Hiram mentions in Chapter 1?
(a) Mattix.
(b) Quantico.
(c) Goose.
(d) Popes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what task does Hiram's father tell him he will perform in the future?

2. For whom does Hiram create a day pass and freedom papers in Chapter 13?

3. In Chapter 13, how many blacks are in the dining room when Hiram arrives?

4. What game is played in Chapter 13?

5. What does Hiram take with him when he leaves in Chapter 8?

(see the answer keys)

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