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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Long Black Song," Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who meets Mann in town?
(a) Bob
(b) Soldiers
(c) Grannie
(d) Peewee

2. What has Silas gotten more of in this section?
(a) Cotton
(b) Land
(c) Workers
(d) Clothes

3. Which of the following subjects is Wright not allowed to talk about with his white employees?
(a) Independence
(b) The Civil War
(c) Baseball
(d) Money

4. What happens to the black bell boy who was caught having sex with a white prostitute?
(a) He was castrated
(b) He had his hands cut off
(c) He was hanged
(d) He was put in jail

5. What does Silas find on the quilt?
(a) A note book
(b) A record
(c) A toy car
(d) A pencil

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the black maid forgive Wright for not arguing with the white man?

2. When does the salesman say he will come back?

3. How is Will related to Peters?

4. Why do the whites refer to the castrated bellboy as lucky?

5. Which member of the Heartfield family answers Brinkley's call?

(see the answer key)

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