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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Jacob spend most of the day vomiting blood?
(a) December 2.
(b) December 1.
(c) November 30.
(d) November 29.

2. How much lemon did Jacob's grandmother put in her pound cake?
(a) 1 teaspoon.
(b) 1/4 teaspoon.
(c) 3/4 teaspoon.
(d) 1/2 teaspoon.

3. When was Black's father diagnosed with Alzheimer's?
(a) 2017.
(b) 2014.
(c) 2013.
(d) 2016.

4. When does Jacob think it a better time to die than in his 60s?
(a) 80s.
(b) 70s.
(c) 100s.
(d) 90.

5. Where was Elliott sitting when boys tormented him on the playground?
(a) Under a willow.
(b) On a swing.
(c) On a teeter totter.
(d) Tree stump.

6. When was Black's father a boy growing up?
(a) 1930s.
(b) 1940s.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1938.

7. How old was Isaac when Jacob started forcing boy things upon him?
(a) 10.
(b) 7.
(c) 9.
(d) 8.

8. Where did Rachel begin volunteering?
(a) Homeless shelter.
(b) Elementary school.
(c) Women's shelter.
(d) Junior high school.

9. When Isaac was born, how often would Jacob rush home from work to see him and tickle him?
(a) Every day.
(b) Once a week.
(c) Every other day.
(d) Every couple days.

10. How many family members did Elliott have in his family?
(a) 15.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

11. At what mall did Jacob, Rachel, and Isaac see a man playing the piano and inspired Isaac to want to play?
(a) Antioch Center.
(b) Indian Springs Mall.
(c) Blue Ridge Mall.
(d) The Landing.

12. What does Jacob remember was his baseball team's name when he hit a homerun?
(a) Blackwell Jaguars.
(b) Blackwell Tigers.
(c) Blackwell Lions.
(d) Blackwell Cougars.

13. How old was Jacob when Isaac was born?
(a) 20.
(b) 23.
(c) 22.
(d) 21.

14. When was Issac born?
(a) 1950s.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1960s.

15. When did Esau die?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1957.
(d) 1954.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of pie did people love to eat that Jacob's grandmother made?

2. How many people could the dance floor at Jake's Juke Joint hold?

3. How old was Jacob when watched some other boys torment a boy named Elliott Strong on the playground?

4. What did Jacob have for lunch the day Charlie and Fats argued about King becoming the first Black president?

5. How many days off did Jacob and Esau have when they were teens and working with their grandfather?

(see the answer keys)

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