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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. Nat is described in Chapter 3: "Conjure" as "an impossibly attractive tall man who moved with the alien grace of" what?
(a) "A butterfly."
(b) "A basketball star."
(c) "A praying mantis."
(d) "A ballet dancer."

2. Who hands out the workers' pay in Chapter 9: “An Improvement”?
(a) How.
(b) Bethella.
(c) Sirius.
(d) Hammer.

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

4. 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) Saturdays and Sundays.
(b) Tuesdays and Thursdays.
(c) Tuesdays and Fridays.
(d) Mondays and Wednesdays.

5. Where does Eddie go to look for Mrs. Vernon in the Prologue: "Little Muddy"?
(a) Shreveport.
(b) Dallas.
(c) Vancouver.
(d) Houston.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the star called that is a diamond, according to Sirius in Chapter 9: “An Improvement”?

3. What does Eddie's mother throw at his face and bruise him in the year after his father died in Chapter 5: “Show Us the Planets”?

4. What college does Hazel transfer from when she becomes friends with Darlene?

5. What does the narrator describe Darlene wearing as a belt in Chapter 12: “Obeah Juju"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Eddie and Tuck meet Jackie and how is this encounter described in Chapter 10: “Drunken Bum Knows”?

2. Why are Tuck and Eddie taken to the separate barn when they arrive at Delicious?

3. Why does Darlene choose to work with the men when she arrives at Delicious? What do they do?

4. How did Darlene meet Nat?

5. How does Eddie manage to track down Bethella in the Prologue: "Little Muddy"?

6. What is revealed about Tuck's past in Chapter 12: “Obeah Juju”?

7. How does the narrator describe the journey in the minivan when Darlene went to Delicious Foods?

8. Where does Darlene encounter Jackie? How does Jackie convince Darlene to get in the minivan?

9. What does Darlene see Jackie doing at night in Chapter 11: “Eclipse”?

10. From what narrative perspective is Chapter 1: “Braindancing” related?

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