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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 many kids were attending Nanny's daycare when she and her assistant, Aunt Cheryl, took them to Jersey City to get Nanny's grandchildren?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 7.

2. What was Matt's job for Saturday chores at Nanny's?
(a) Dusting the wood furniture.
(b) Mopping.
(c) Sweeping.
(d) Taking out the trash.

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

4. Where did Aunt Crystal work in Chapter 5?
(a) County offices as a secretary.
(b) Architect's office as a secretary.
(c) Law office as a paralegal.
(d) Police department as a secretary.

5. When Johnson remembered a trip he took with Solidene and another family member, how long does he remember waiting in the car for Solidene?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) 5 minutes.
(d) 15 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Nanny when she had her first child, Kaye?

2. Where did Matt and his cousins grow up?

3. When did Uncle close his barbershop and move his family to Virginia?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Justice remember that he and Nanny used to love?

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

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

4. What type of work did Nanny do?

5. What did Nanny always say about having multiple ways to make money?

6. Who was Emmett Till?

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

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

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

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

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