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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Sue shoot through the sheet?
(a) Booker
(b) Sugs
(c) Johnny-Boy
(d) The sheriff

2. What does Sue give her son before he leaves?
(a) Money
(b) Clothes
(c) A hug
(d) A rabbit's foot

3. What do the sheriff's men throw over Sue?
(a) Hot oil
(b) Tar
(c) Milk
(d) Hot water

4. What does Sarah say she worries about?
(a) Reva's health
(b) Johnny's health
(c) The number of whites Johnny hires
(d) If dinner is good enough

5. What is the name of the chief of police?
(a) Chief Bruden
(b) Chief Rogets
(c) Chief Davies
(d) Chief Burden

6. What kind of music does the salesman play on the graphophone?
(a) Jazz music
(b) Folk music
(c) Blues music
(d) Hymn music

7. What is the title of the song Sue sings in this chapter?
(a) Mother's Little Helper
(b) Morning has Broken
(c) Bright and Morning Star
(d) Blackbirds

8. What is Sue doing when she hears a knock at the door?
(a) Sleeping
(b) Cooking
(c) Reading
(d) Knitting

9. What does the mob light the house with?
(a) Tar
(b) Oil
(c) Lighter fluid
(d) Gasoline

10. Who does Sue see when she wakes up?
(a) Reva
(b) The sheriff
(c) Booker
(d) Johnny Boy

11. What does Taylor accuse Smith of doing?
(a) Devil worship
(b) Abusing his position
(c) Taking over the church
(d) Calling him boy

12. Which of his personal belongings did the salesman leave in the bedroom?
(a) Underwear
(b) Handkerchief
(c) Shirt
(d) Socks

13. What does the sheriff threaten to do to Johnny?
(a) Rape him
(b) Cripple him
(c) Kill him
(d) Blind him

14. What is the name of the main character in this story?
(a) Daisy
(b) Jill
(c) Billy
(d) Sue

15. What do the whites order Taylor to do after they whip him?
(a) Read passages from the Bible
(b) Hang himself
(c) Denounce God
(d) Pray

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Taylor demand to talk to at the town hall?

2. What does Silas start throwing out of his house?

3. What does Sarah dream she is being dragged into?

4. What party is Booker a member of?

5. Where does Taylor say he wants to lead his people?

(see the answer keys)

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