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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. How old was Johnson in Chapter 4 when his family when to a family reunion in Virginia?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 6.

2. What was the name of the white woman who accused Emmett Till of whistling at her?
(a) Angela Hayes.
(b) Rebecca Andrews.
(c) Carolyn Bryant.
(d) Karen Richards.

3. How old does Lil' Rall think he was when he remembers the custody hearing for him and his brother?
(a) 4.
(b) 6 or 7.
(c) 5 or 6.
(d) 8.

4. When did Lil' Rall and Rasul first move to Plainfield?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1986.
(d) 1988.

5. On what street in Plainfield was Kaye's hair salon?
(a) Oak Lane.
(b) Noirth Avenue.
(c) South Avenue.
(d) Mora Place.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Emmett Till killed?

2. When the boys would do their Saturday chores, how long would it usually take to get everything done?

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

4. In Chapter 4, when did the family take a trip to Virginia?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Lil' Rall thank Nanny in his letter between Chapters 2 and 3?

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

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

4. What type of work did Nanny do?

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

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

7. Who was Emmett Till?

8. What does Johnson say about growing up with his cousins in the Author's Note?

9. What did Johnson say about the book and why he wrote it?

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

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