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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. 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

2. Who does Johnny Boy go out to warn?
(a) The sheriff
(b) Reva
(c) His comrades
(d) His brother

3. Which of Taylor's guests will he talk to first?
(a) Hadley and Green
(b) May
(c) Deacon Smith
(d) The mayor

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sarah think she is lucky to have?

2. What does Sue plan to hide inside the sheet?

3. What does the sheriff use to break Johnny's knee?

4. What does Taylor tell his wife to tell the mayor?

5. Who does Taylor say wants to take over the church?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Johnny-Boy doing in Chapter 21?

2. How does Sue react to the white men in her kitchen?

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

4. What are Hadley and Green worried about in Chapter 18?

5. What does Taylor say in his speech?

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

7. What does Sue see when she first gains consciousness?

8. Describe the confrontation between Silas and the white men in Chapter 16.

9. What does Taylor instruct his wife to do in Chapter 18?

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

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