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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When did Nanny and her husband move their children from Jersey City to Plainfield?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1971.
(d) 1970.

4. In Chapter 5, from what hours would Uncle cut hair on Saturdays?
(a) 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
(b) 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
(c) 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
(d) 8 a.m. to midnight.

5. What was Aunt Crystal's nickname?
(a) Angel.
(b) Princess.
(c) Queenie.
(d) Honey.

6. How many stations did Mrs. Kaye's Boutique have?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

7. In Chapter 6, who lied and said that Rasul stole their baseball cleats?
(a) Allison.
(b) Robert.
(c) Paul.
(d) Daniel.

8. How old was Nanny when she had her first child, Kaye?
(a) 17.
(b) 15.
(c) 18.
(d) 16.

9. How old was Garret when he changed an F on his report card to an A?
(a) 7 or 8.
(b) 8 or 9.
(c) 10.
(d) 6.

10. In Chapter 3, what recipe did Matt remember was passed down from his Granma Lula Mae?
(a) Mac-and-cheese.
(b) Spaghetti.
(c) Lasagna.
(d) Fried chicken.

11. 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?
(a) 36.
(b) 31.
(c) 33.
(d) 38.

12. How old was Emmett Till when he was beaten to death?
(a) 15.
(b) 13.
(c) 14.
(d) 16.

13. Who wrote that the most disrespected person in America is the Black woman?
(a) Van Jones.
(b) Malcolm X.
(c) Sam Cooke.
(d) Johnnie Cochran.

14. In Chapter 4, what was Johnson's most vivid memory of a trip with Solidene and another family member?
(a) Going to the liquor store.
(b) Going to a feed store.
(c) Going to the supermarket.
(d) Going to a fast food restaurant.

15. What TV show did Lil' Rall remember watching with Nanny in high school?
(a) NYPD Blue.
(b) Twin Peaks.
(c) The Golden Girls.
(d) 3rd Rock from the Sun.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what census was Johnson able to trace his family in Chapter 4?

2. How many of Nanny's siblings died in a house fire when she was a little girl?

3. How old was Johnson in Chapter 4 when his family when to a family reunion in Virginia?

4. How far apart in age are Lil' Rall and Rasul?

5. How old was Lil' Rall when he was responsible for others?

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