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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who introduced Benjie to Walter?
(a) Vincent.
(b) Tiger.
(c) Carwell.
(d) Monson.

2. How does Rose describe the reader and advisor?
(a) Skinny, short dark lady.
(b) Medium height, slender lady with brown skin.
(c) Tall, heavy, light-brown lady.
(d) Heavy dark lady.

3. What type of ice cream is in the house when Benjie comes home from the hospital?
(a) 3 different kinds.
(b) Chocolate and vanilla.
(c) 2 different kinds.
(d) Fudge marble and strawberry.

4. On page 74, how long has Benjie been home from the hospital?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 1 day.
(d) A week.

5. What does Benjie say that his mother and Butler often do on Saturdays when they have a day off?
(a) Go out to eat.
(b) Grocery shopping.
(c) Go to the movies.
(d) Clean the apartment.

6. What hours is the reader and adviser open?
(a) Noon to midnight.
(b) 2 to 6.
(c) 10 to 10.
(d) 1 to 10.

7. How often does the person Tiger lives with come home because they have a sleep-in job?
(a) 4 times a week.
(b) 3 times a week.
(c) 2-3 times a week.
(d) Once or twice a week.

8. Where does Benjie talk to the social worker on page 87?
(a) At school.
(b) In his office.
(c) On a walk.
(d) In a coffee shop.

9. What is the name of Miss Emma Dudley's sister?
(a) Jeanne.
(b) Anna.
(c) Clara.
(d) Margaret.

10. Where does Nigeria greene say that the "fringe-benefit-almost-in group" (98) go after an event to honor a Negro writer?
(a) Pot party.
(b) Bar.
(c) Nightclub.
(d) Pot and chili party.

11. In a newspaper advertisement on page 90, what is the name of the reader and adviser?
(a) Mme. Clarkston.
(b) Mme. Filson.
(c) Mme. Snowson.
(d) Mme. Withers.

12. What does the reader and adviser give Rose free of charge?
(a) Holy water.
(b) Essential oil.
(c) Candle.
(d) Incense.

13. What color is the shade on the lamp that dimly lights the room where Rose and her mother see the reader and advisor?
(a) Brown.
(b) Reddish.
(c) Cream.
(d) Black.

14. On page 75, what does Benjie pray for?
(a) To feel better.
(b) Money.
(c) A friend.
(d) Take away his craving.

15. What does Benjie remember his grandmother singing while his mother makes sandwiches on page 72?
(a) Nearer My God to Thee.
(b) A Mighty Fortress is Our God.
(c) Great is They Faithfulness.
(d) Be Thou My Vision.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Benjie asks the doctor what he has to drink at the hospital, what does the doctor say that he is drinking?

2. Where does Miss Dudley's sister live?

3. What is Tiger's real name?

4. How much was the plain material for Benjie's curtains?

5. What color button does Nigeria wear on his bespoke suit?

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