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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many bags does Walter have to hustle in order to pay the cops five singles?
(a) 15.
(b) 5.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

2. What color are Carwell's eyes?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.

3. What type of dancing does Benjie say his grandmother did when she was young?
(a) Ballroom.
(b) Ballet.
(c) Jazz.
(d) Classic.

4. What role did Nigeria's father play in their church?
(a) Trustee.
(b) Pastor.
(c) Elder.
(d) Deacon.

5. What is the name of the woman who was beat up and robbed after she left a night meeting of the Scholarship Fund Society?
(a) Mrs. Ransom Bell.
(b) Mrs. Louisa Stapleton.
(c) Mrs. Ralph Peters.
(d) Mrs. Elizabeth Mortensen.

6. What did Nigeria's father like to play on Saturday nights?
(a) Bridge.
(b) Poker.
(c) Rummy.
(d) Canasta.

7. How does Walter say that horse is being hauled into the United States?
(a) 10-15 tons at a time.
(b) Several tons at a time.
(c) 5-10 tons at a time.
(d) By the ton.

8. What did Mrs. Bell's husband do for a living?
(a) Bricklayer.
(b) Electrician.
(c) Carpenter.
(d) Plumber.

9. Where would Benjie and his mother go after they bought a Sunday newspaper?
(a) Toy store.
(b) Grocery store.
(c) Candy store.
(d) Bookstore.

10. What instrument did Butler used to play?
(a) Trumpet.
(b) Trombone.
(c) Saxophone.
(d) Double bass.

11. What time of day did Benjie and his mother used to go buy a Sunday newspaper?
(a) 9::30 a.m.
(b) 10 a.m.
(c) 9 a.m.
(d) 10:30 a.m.

12. On page 44, who does Nigeria say said, "because it please me to try" (44)?
(a) Nat Turner.
(b) John Brown.
(c) Harriet Tubman.
(d) Frederick Douglass.

13. How many Black students does Nigeria say he has in his class on page 42?
(a) 24.
(b) 37.
(c) 31.
(d) 28.

14. What teachers complained to the principal that Nigeria was creating an atmosphere that bred hostility?
(a) 3 whites.
(b) 2 Negroes and one white.
(c) 3 Negroes.
(d) 2 whites and one Negro.

15. How much does Benjie remember that his friend Jimmy-Lee was going to get for his birthday from his uncle?
(a) $15.
(b) $10.
(c) $5.
(d) $20.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the last time that Benjie father sent him a card?

2. What organization did Nigeria's grandfather belong to?

3. What language does Nigeria Greene think should be taught in school?

4. How old is Benjie Johnson at the beginning of the book?

5. What pictures were on Nigeria's classroom wall when he arrived?

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