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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. What does Benjie remember his grandmother used to make for breakfast?
(a) Apple pancakes.
(b) Blueberry pancakes.
(c) Cinnamon pancakes.
(d) Bacon pancakes.

2. At what hotel do the La Paloma Femme de la Jours hold their ball, fashion show, and champagne sip?
(a) Aliz Hotel Times Square.
(b) Metropolitan-Cadrington Arms.
(c) The Standard High Line.
(d) The Manhattan at Times Square.

3. Who gave Benjie his first joint of pot?
(a) A kid on the first floor of Benjie's apartment building.
(b) Tiger.
(c) Jimmy-Lee.
(d) A kid in the parking lot at school.

4. Who goes with Nigeria to take Benjie to the principal when he is stoned?
(a) Cohen.
(b) Another black teacher.
(c) Mr. Holsom.
(d) A couple white teachers.

5. Where did Nigeria's father work?
(a) Grocery store.
(b) Library.
(c) County courthouse.
(d) Post office.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nigeria Greene teach?

2. On page 52, how long has it been since Rose met Butler?

3. What does Benjie call Nigeria when he takes him down to the principal and requests that his parents be notified?

4. What is the name of Benjie's father?

5. What does Mrs. Bell remember they forced her to make at the old folks' club?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Rose meet Butler?

2. Why does Bernard Cohen consider quitting teaching or transferring to another school?

3. What does Nigeria say about spelling lessons?

4. What is segregation in reserve?

5. What does the principal say about his job and school?

6. What does Benjie think about lying, and how did he break his code?

7. What does Nigeria say about Bernard Cohen's teaching style?

8. What does Benjie's stepfather say about opportunity?

9. What did Butler do for a living, and why did he change jobs?

10. What does Benjie's think about being a social worker?

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