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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. Why does Taylor not enter the white church?
(a) He is not allowed in
(b) He knows he will be killed
(c) He thinks they worship the devil
(d) He does not trust the preacher

2. Where does Taylor want Deacon Smith to wait?
(a) The Bible room
(b) The scaffold
(c) The woods
(d) The basement

3. What does Ruth give the baby to play with?
(a) A teddy bear
(b) A wooden spoon
(c) A broken clock
(d) A doll

4. What does Sue say she now puts her faith in?
(a) Christianity
(b) Judaism
(c) Communism
(d) Islam

5. When does the salesman say he will come back?
(a) Next month
(b) The next morning
(c) Two weeks
(d) Next week

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Ruth's baby?

2. What room does Booker carry Sue to?

3. What is the name of the main character in this story?

4. What does Sue think weakened her?

5. What do the whites order Taylor to do after they whip him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the confrontation between Sue and the sheriff in Chapter 23.

2. What does Pastor Dan Taylor think about at the beginning of Chapter 17?

3. What does Sue worry about in Chapter 22?

4. What does Taylor imagine having the strength to do in Chapter 19?

5. What does Taylor say about his past in Chapter 17?

6. How does the sheriff break Johnny's ear drum?

7. What conflict does Sue have in Chapter 25?

8. What idea does Sue have in Chapter 25?

9. What does Taylor say in his speech?

10. What problems does Sue have with Booker in Chapter 24?

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