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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who smacks Eddie on the behind when he asks why his father has not been invited to the party in Chapter 5: “Show Us the Planets”?
(a) How.
(b) April.
(c) Bethella.
(d) Jackie.

2. What is the nickname of the minibus driver in Chapter 7: “Who is Delicious?”
(a) Nacho.
(b) Hammer.
(c) Hannibal.
(d) Sirius.

3. Whose phone number does Eddie leave with the police in Chapter 6: "Your Own Cord"?
(a) April Woods's.
(b) Hazel's.
(c) Darlene's.
(d) Mrs. Vernon's.

4. What sorority is Darlene a member of in college?
(a) Sigma Tau Tau.
(b) Chi Omega.
(c) Delta Sig Tau.
(d) Delta Delta Delta.

5. What is the name of Eddie's son?
(a) Scotty.
(b) Eddie, Jr.
(c) Bentley.
(d) Nathaniel.

6. What is the name of the bum that Eddie meets who gives him a lead on his mother's whereabouts in Chapter 10: "Drunken Bum Knows"?
(a) Hammer.
(b) Kippy.
(c) Tuckahoe Joe.
(d) Hannibal.

7. Where was Sirius living when he started a hip-hop group?
(a) Dallas.
(b) Houston.
(c) New York.
(d) Fort Worth.

8. How old is Eddie when he awoke to find that his father has not come home in Chapter 5: “Show Us the Planets”?
(a) 9.
(b) 5.
(c) 13.
(d) 10.

9. How old does How suggest to Sextus that Eddie is when he inspectes the workers in Chapter 14: "Lost Years"?
(a) 18.
(b) 15.
(c) 17.
(d) 16.

10. Who is the clerk that runs the depot in Chapter 9: “An Improvement”?
(a) Nacho Vasquez.
(b) Gaspard Fusilier.
(c) April Woods.
(d) Hammer.

11. When are Eddie and Tuck brought to Delicious Foods Farm?
(a) December.
(b) March.
(c) April.
(d) October.

12. On what days of the week do the overseers drive the workers to the depot, according to the narrator in Chapter 9: “An Improvement”?
(a) Tuesdays and Thursdays.
(b) Mondays and Wednesdays.
(c) Saturdays and Sundays.
(d) Tuesdays and Fridays.

13. Whose number does Darlene give to Sirius when he flees the farm in Chapter 9: “An Improvement”?
(a) Hammer's.
(b) Mrs. Vernon's.
(c) Gaspard's.
(d) Nacho's.

14. Who is Bethella's husband that died from a bad heart?
(a) Clyde.
(b) Horace.
(c) Fremont.
(d) Andrew.

15. About how much money do the workers on Delicious Farms earn each day?
(a) $40.
(b) $10.
(c) $25.
(d) $50.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the town where the workers are taken to the depot in Chapter 9: “An Improvement”?

2. How many broken ribs does Tuck sustain as a result of being hit by a drunk driver?

3. What kind of car hits Tuck when he is hit by a drunk driver?

4. Where does the neighbor tell Eddie that aunt Bethella lives now in the Prologue: "Little Muddy"?

5. What musical instrument does Eddie find in the barn in Chapter 12: "Obeah Juju"?

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