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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. Where has the sheriff caught Johnny Boy?
(a) By Foley's woods
(b) In the hills
(c) On Highway 34
(d) In Reva's house

2. What does the sheriff use to break Johnny's knee?
(a) A brick
(b) A hammer
(c) A crow bar
(d) A rock

3. What is the name of Ruth's baby?
(a) Janey
(b) Ruth
(c) Freda
(d) Delia

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

5. What is the only thing Sue can see in the distance?
(a) An airport beacon
(b) A lighthouse
(c) A tower
(d) A sky scraper

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What has Silas gotten more of in this section?

4. What does Ruth give the baby to play with?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sarah know Tom?

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

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

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

5. What does Taylor say in his speech?

6. Why does Silas enter the room in a good mood in this chapter?

7. What idea does Sue have in Chapter 25?

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

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

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

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