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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What religious faith does Thomas's mother eventually join?
(a) Lutheran.
(b) Evangelical Christian.
(c) Jewish.
(d) Bhuddist.

2. What is one of the Red Feather brothers' favorite foods?
(a) Hamburgers.
(b) Muffins.
(c) Tacos.
(d) Pizza.

3. Who stays with Blue in the bus station bathroom?
(a) Her best friend.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her brother.
(d) A kind stranger who is an elderly woman.

4. What superstition does Opal have about walking on sidewalks?
(a) She only walks on black sidewalks.
(b) She avoids the cracks because she thinks they are bad luck.
(c) She steps on the cracks because she thinks they are good luck.
(d) She only walks on grass.

5. What does Octavio call Charles and Carlos?
(a) The brothers.
(b) The friends.
(c) The morons.
(d) Charlos.

6. What is the name of Calvin Johnson's sister?
(a) Blue.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Opal.
(d) Jacquie.

7. What did Manny used to leave on the table in envelopes for Daniel and his mother?
(a) Kind notes.
(b) Money.
(c) Instructions.
(d) Herbs.

8. What kind of drug does Calvin use?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Crystal Meth.
(d) Cocaine.

9. What was Blue's original first name?
(a) Crystal.
(b) Corrine.
(c) Christine.
(d) Allie.

10. What does Orvil talk about when he sits down for Dene's project?
(a) His girlfriend.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His mother.
(d) His dancing.

11. Which of the following is the James Baldwin quote that opens Part III?
(a) "America will never be destroyed from the outside."
(b) "We are the people we have been waiting for."
(c) "Life ain't no crystal stair."
(d) "People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them."

12. What does Karen frequently ask Bill to do for Edwin?
(a) Karen asks Bill to give Edwin rides to and from his new job.
(b) Karen asks Bill to help Edwin with homework.
(c) Karen asks Bill to take Edwin out for drinks.
(d) Karen asks Bill to cook for Edwin.

13. How does Opal know the Red Feather brothers are trying to hide something from her the night before the powwow?
(a) Orvil and Loother help Lony do the dishes.
(b) All three boys go to bed early.
(c) All three boys are unusually quite.
(d) All three boys put their phones away.

14. A quote from which author opens the interlude?
(a) Kurt Vonnegut.
(b) John Steinbeck.
(c) Charles Baudelaire.
(d) Christopher Hitchens.

15. What kind of criminal activity do Manny and Octavio engage in after they kick Manny's father out of the house?
(a) They steal a car.
(b) They assault someone.
(c) They sell drugs.
(d) They rob a store.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jacquie do to ensure she will not drink at the hotel?

2. What was the word written on the bat that Opal used to hit Ronald?

3. How did Jacquie's daughter die?

4. What does Orvil do secretly that he does not want Opal to know about?

5. What does Daniel Gonzales make that is integral to the plot to rob the powwow?

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