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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Sug at the beginning of the story?
(a) Vocational school.
(b) Working.
(c) College.
(d) Jail.

2. What's the first thing Sue tells Reva to do when she comes inside?
(a) Make a cup of tea.
(b) Take a warm shower.
(c) Dry her hair.
(d) Take off her wet shoes.

3. What did Sue see as taking precedence over her life?
(a) White people's laws.
(b) Staying alive.
(c) Taking care of her sons.
(d) Winnning the lottery.

4. What is the weather like at the opening of Bright and Morning Star?
(a) It is warm, but cloudy.
(b) It is sunny.
(c) It is raining.
(d) It is snowing.

5. What does Reva tell Sue to tell Johnny-Boy?
(a) That they have a date Saturday.
(b) That her father is looking for him.
(c) That she loves him.
(d) To keep his comrades away from her house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sue need to do with the clothes in the zinc wash tub?

2. Even after joining the Communists, in what did Sue find comfort?

3. How did Sue feel about people who tried to destroy the Party?

4. What does Reva tell Sue about the sheriff?

5. Who is Sue thinking about in the opening paragraphs of the story?

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