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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 did Noel de Witt want to become for his career?
(a) A politician.
(b) A prison warden.
(c) A farmer.
(d) A doctor.

2. When Rosa sees the raided building in the city, what is her reaction?
(a) She questions people around her as to what is happening.
(b) She quickly moves away from the area.
(c) She turns around and runs.
(d) She stops to watch and listen.

3. What is Marcus' plan concerning Lionel Burger?
(a) Marcus was going to make a documentary about Lionel.
(b) Marcus was going to help Lionel leave Africa.
(c) Marcus was going to write about the trial.
(d) Marcus was going to get public support for Lionel.

4. What question does Rosa ask of Clare when they are looking at the empty apartment?
(a) "Why do you want to keep me involved?"
(b) "Won't giving this apartment to a this girl cause you trouble?"
(c) "Why do you want to live here?"
(d) "Why do you go on with it."

5. Where does Rosa meet Conrad the first time?
(a) At school.
(b) At a Greek cafe.
(c) At the prison.
(d) At her home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is James afraid of in regards to the black children?

2. With what were the two hotel rooms where Rosa stayed filled?

3. Who is Bassie?

4. Where do the black men sit in the public square?

5. What does Greer say "blackness" means?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rosa view Clare?

2. What is the meeting between Marisa and Rosa all about?

3. How is Rosa's life different than her cousin who carries her name?

4. How is Rosa's life tragic as shown in the first section of the novel?

5. What is the relationship between Conrad and Rosa from the time they met to the end of the first section of the book?

6. What do Greer and Rosa see on their ride home from Orlanda and how and why do they react the way that they do?

7. What is the argument that the men have at Fats' home concerning black athletes?

8. At the beginning of the novel, how is Rosa's age crucial to the intensity of the story?

9. What does Clare want Rosa to do and how does Rosa react to the request?

10. How does Conrad see Rosa's childhood and where does he believe it will lead her?

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