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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what census was Johnson able to trace his family in Chapter 4?
(a) 1855.
(b) 1860.
(c) 1865.
(d) 1870.

2. What percent Irish showed up when Johnson and Aunt Munch took the 23andMe test?
(a) 1/4.
(b) A small percentage.
(c) 1.
(d) 1/2.

3. What did Granny always use for a "whooping" (42)?
(a) Razor strap.
(b) Belt.
(c) Two by four.
(d) Switch.

4. When was Emmett Till killed?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1957.
(d) 1956.

5. What feeling did most kids have when they got their first haircut?
(a) Apprehension.
(b) Fear.
(c) Terror.
(d) Panic.

6. What instrument did Old Daddy play?
(a) Guitar.
(b) Piano.
(c) Harmonica.
(d) Banjo.

7. When Lil' Rall and Rasul first moved to Plainfield, what sport did Nanny sign them up for?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Flag football.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Soccer.

8. How many times has Johnson shot a gun in his life?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

9. In Chapter 4, when did the family take a trip to Virginia?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1991.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1993.

10. How far apart in age are Lil' Rall and Rasul?
(a) 17 months.
(b) 19 months.
(c) 20 months.
(d) 18 months.

11. What type of soap did the boys always use when they took baths at Nanny's?
(a) Dial.
(b) Castile.
(c) Ivory.
(d) Dove.

12. Where was Nanny born?
(a) Spartanburg, South Carolina.
(b) Athens, Georgia.
(c) Jackson, Mississippi.
(d) Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

13. Before what date were the only Elders listed in the census White Irish?
(a) 1840.
(b) 1810.
(c) 1830.
(d) 1820.

14. In Chapter 5, how old was Johnson when he and the other boys were at the salon and decided to sing If I Ever Fall in Love for the customers?
(a) 9.
(b) 7.
(c) 4.
(d) 11.

15. Which of the cousins wore glasses?
(a) Matt.
(b) Lil' Rall.
(c) Garrett.
(d) Rkasul.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many square miles is Plainfield?

2. When did Aunt Sarah befriend a white girl?

3. How old was Uncle Kevin when he lived with Nanny and became the main babysitter for Matt and his cousins?

4. In Lil' Rall's letter to Nanny, how old does he remember he was when she called and told him to be careful taking the train from work?

5. In Chapter 4, what ages were the cousins who got to shoot a gun?

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