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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Sue feel towards white people?
(a) Curious.
(b) Hate and respect.
(c) Fearful.
(d) Friendly.

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

3. What does Sue do to ignore her fears?
(a) Call her sister in Ohio.
(b) Have a glass of whiskey.
(c) Read the Bible.
(d) Concentrate on work.

4. What does the sheriff tell Sue?
(a) He is there to help her.
(b) He has brought Sug home.
(c) He is there to arrest her.
(d) He is there to arrest Johnny-Boy.

5. Why did Johnny-Boy think it was necessary to take in so many members so quickly?
(a) To make the party grow and become strong.
(b) So he could get outside help.
(c) To collect more dues.
(d) To spread out the meeting places.

6. Who are the people in Sue's house?
(a) Johnny-Boy and comrades.
(b) Women from the church.
(c) Several white men.
(d) Reva and her father.

7. Who does Sue think is responsible for telling the sheriff about the meeting?
(a) One of the new white people.
(b) Reva's father.
(c) Reva.
(d) She doesn't have an opinion.

8. What does Johnny-Boy do when his mother talks to him about the party?
(a) He calls her a liar.
(b) He agrees with her.
(c) He defends his actions.
(d) He asks her what he should do.

9. What does Reva think about the meeting that's been called?
(a) It will last all night.
(b) It should be interesting.
(c) It should be canceled.
(d) It will be full.

10. What does the sheriff do when Sue doesn't answer all his questions?
(a) He leaves.
(b) He handcuffs her.
(c) He kicks her in the shin.
(d) He slaps her in the face.

11. What does Sue do after she shuts the door?
(a) Irons Johnny-Boy's shirts.
(b) Starts more laundry.
(c) Drinks a cup of coffee.
(d) Goes to her bedroom.

12. Why was one of Sue's sons arrested a year ago?
(a) For talking back to the sheriff.
(b) For raping a college student.
(c) For not divulging names of others in the party.
(d) For breaking the drug store's window.

13. What does Sue hear after she returns to her ironing after Reva left?
(a) Reva screaming.
(b) Johnny-Boy's footsteps.
(c) The sheriff banging on the door.
(d) A lynch mob.

14. What does Sue do after Johnny-Boy leaves?
(a) Watch him disappear into the night.
(b) Cries.
(c) Goes to bed.
(d) Throws his clothes into the yard.

15. What does Sue do after Johnny-Boy finishes eating?
(a) The dishes.
(b) Goes to bed.
(c) Starts to iron again.
(d) More laundry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sue realize about Johnny-Boy?

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

3. What made Sue feel anxious and worried at the beginning of the story?

4. What does Sue tell the sheriff?

5. Why does Sue protect her sons?

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