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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. To which of the following does Dinah compare herself?
(a) A determined undergraduate.
(b) A vapid cheerleader.
(c) An airheaded schoolgirl.
(d) An intense experience.

2. At which of the following hospitals is Mama’s arm treated?
(a) St. James.
(b) St. Christopher.
(c) St. Moritz.
(d) St. Jovita.

3. Which of the following is reported as the narrator’s mother’s name?
(a) Hattie.
(b) Etherine.
(c) Megan.
(d) Sadie.

4. Which of the following is the narrator’s father accused of stealing?
(a) A beach blanket.
(b) A motor bike.
(c) A beach bike.
(d) A horse blanket.

5. By which of the following is Araminta’s father reported to be employed?
(a) Department Store Central.
(b) Department of Veterans Affairs.
(c) Department of Sanitation.
(d) Department of Corrections.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does the narrator note his grandfather wore?

2. At which of the following ages does the narrator note his father had earned a PhD?

3. To which of the following does the narrator compare Araminta?

4. At which of the following does the narrator purchase a cake for Penny?

5. From which of the following does Nzinga note having relocated?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does the narrator report receiving from his grandfather?

2. What image does the narrator report BEG uses to conceive of the United States?

3. What reasons does the narrator give for disliking Araminta?

4. What outcome from the attack on the festival does the narrator note for PHH?

5. How does the narrator recall his first meeting with Penny?

6. How does the narrator report his father describing “permitting issues” (231)?

7. How does the narrator describe Booker T. Elementary when he follows Nigel there?

8. What does the narrator expect to hear from his father when he visits him in prison?

9. What does the narrator note was on sale at earlier festivals at the Tiko?

10. How does the narrator describe his preferred workspace in the wake of Penny’s death?

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