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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Isaac's first boyfriend go to college on a football scholarship?
(a) University of Indiana.
(b) University of Missouri.
(c) University of Iowa.
(d) University of Nebraska.

2. In the 1970s, what was the name of the boy Jacob's lover had who died?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Michael.
(c) Martin.
(d) Reuben.

3. How many times did Rachel fail to carry a child to full-term?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

4. When Jacob took Issac to Arkansas, how many times could Jacob skip a stone?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 4.

5. How long after Isaac left for a job after finishing college, did Charlie tell Isaac to take some time before he was fired?
(a) A month.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 2 months.

6. How did Jacob always feel when he came home from Arkansas?
(a) Sad and pensive.
(b) Reinvigorated.
(c) At peace and rested.
(d) Wishful and restive.

7. How old was Jacob when he moved out of the house?
(a) 33 or 34.
(b) 34 or 35.
(c) 36 or 37.
(d) 35 or 36.

8. At the time when Jacob took Isaac to Arkansas, how many pairs of shoes did Isaac have?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

9. When Jacob took Isaac to Arkansas, how many times had Jacob been to a library?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) None.

10. What did Isaac title his piece that won an art competition?
(a) Mom.
(b) Down Home.
(c) At the Beach.
(d) From the Top.

11. When did Jacob and Isaac watch Roots together?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1977.

12. When Jacob moved out of the house, how far was his basement apartment from where Rachel and Isaac still lived?
(a) 20 minutes.
(b) 10 or 15 minutes.
(c) 10 minutes.
(d) 5 or 10 minutes.

13. When did the girls stop coming to see Isaac?
(a) His junior year.
(b) His senior year.
(c) His freshman year.
(d) His sophomore year.

14. When slavery ended, where were Winton and Chaney Swinton living?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Mississippi.

15. What flowers bloomed near Esau's grave?
(a) Violets.
(b) Butterfly Weed.
(c) Black-eyed Susans.
(d) Jonquils.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Isaac when he wanted to be an actor?

2. How many Black women approached Rachel at a restaurant when she and Jacob take Isaac out because he did well on a school project?

3. How did Isaac get to the city where he had a job after college?

4. How old was Isaac when he thought he was gay?

5. How old was Jacob the first time he had sex?

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