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

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

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

4. In Chapter 3, how many times a week did Matt remember Lil' Rall and Rasul fighting?
(a) 4 times.
(b) 3 times.
(c) Easily 5 times.
(d) About 6 times.

5. When the boys would do their Saturday chores, how long would it usually take to get everything done?
(a) 2 to 3 hours.
(b) 1 1/2 hours.
(c) 2 1/2 hours.
(d) 1 to 2 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Aunt Crystal's nickname?

2. In what church did Nanny's boys sing in the choir?

3. In Chapter 4, what did Johnson shoot at?

4. On weekends, where did Nanny do licensed professional nurse work?

5. On what street in Plainfield was Kaye's hair salon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of work did Nanny do?

2. Why did Johnson and his little brother Garrett go to Nanny's after school and on weekends?

3. What was Nanny's Big Yellow House like?

4. In 1987, why did Nanny punch a woman named Mrs. Todd?

5. How did Johnson and the other boys spend their Saturdays at Nanny's?

6. Why was Nanny not arrested for punching Mrs. Todd?

7. What does Johnson say in the Author's Note about how Black boys are viewed?

8. How did Nanny discipline the boys?

9. What did Nanny do when Aunt Cynthia called her a bitch over the phone?

10. During the summer of 1991, where did the family travel and why?

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