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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What weapon does Nillmon carry?
(a) Chainsaw.
(b) Knife.
(c) Whip.
(d) Pistol.
2. What does Layton plan to, but then never give, the object of his affection in "A Boll of Roses"?
(a) Chocolates.
(b) Clothes.
(c) A flower.
(d) A book.
3. What instrument does Jan play?
(a) Piano.
(b) Tenor sax.
(c) Trombone.
(d) Violin.
4. What does Johnny B do with Mr. Westland's body?
(a) Throws it in the river.
(b) Prays over it.
(c) Saves it from being desecrated further.
(d) Puts it in a coffin.
5. Who is the dead brother in "Echo Tree"?
(a) Jim.
(b) John.
(c) Leo.
(d) Henry.
6. What is Nillmon's profession?
(a) Accountant.
(b) Cop.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Landscaper.
7. What does Headeye tell Fish-Hound about the boat they see when they first see it?
(a) It is a mirage.
(b) It is a soulboat.
(c) It is carrying slaves.
(d) It is carrying food.
8. Why are the guards reluctant to let the white patrons in?
(a) They are rowdy.
(b) They are too young.
(c) The music could supposedly be dangerous for them.
(d) They are too old.
9. Why do the men in "Rope of the Wind" go after Mr. Westland?
(a) They think he robbed a bank.
(b) They think he is an alien.
(c) They ostensibly believe he killed one of their fathers.
(d) They think he stole a cow.
10. How does Tate get his name?
(a) He gave it to himself.
(b) No one knows.
(c) His head looks like a potato.
(d) His given name is Thomas.
11. Who does Nillmon get to help him kill Fon?
(a) Herbert.
(b) Frank.
(c) Gus.
(d) John.
12. What is Fish-Hound's dog's name?
(a) Rye.
(b) Hellion.
(c) Noah.
(d) Heyboy.
13. What is the name of the club in "Will The Circle Be Unbroken"?
(a) The Wire.
(b) The Sound Barrier Club.
(c) The Ring.
(d) The Hothouse.
14. What does Layton try to give the white man who visits his grandmother's house?
(a) Copper.
(b) Grass.
(c) Money.
(d) Sulfur water.
15. What do the workers on the boat do?
(a) Move in and out of reality.
(b) Chant as they work.
(c) Sit and stare at people.
(d) Sleep all day.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who brings up the phrase "Double Nigger" in the story by the same title?
2. Who is Mack's friend?
3. Where does Headeye go at the end of the story?
4. What does Grease say he did in the well?
5. What hits Nillmon's windshield?
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