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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) Knife.
(b) Whip.
(c) Pistol.
(d) Chainsaw.

2. In "A Boll of Roses," what is Layton's last name?
(a) Grass.
(b) Fields.
(c) Hicks.
(d) Henderson.

3. What do the workers on the boat pull from the water?
(a) Books.
(b) Bones.
(c) Seaweed.
(d) Animals.

4. How does Blue get his name?
(a) No one knows.
(b) He is always sad.
(c) He is always slow.
(d) He is so black he seems blue.

5. Where does Mack want to go with his friend?
(a) The movies.
(b) The mall.
(c) The beach.
(d) The bookstore.

6. Who walks with Bubba and his sister in "The Crossing"?
(a) Lester.
(b) Henry.
(c) Johnny B.
(d) Jimmy Croon.

7. What does Layton do in "A Boll of Roses"?
(a) Picks cotton.
(b) Teaches.
(c) Drives a truck.
(d) Practices law.

8. Where did Probe get his instrument?
(a) His father.
(b) He found it on the side of the road.
(c) A peddler.
(d) His mother.

9. Who is Mack's friend?
(a) Frank.
(b) Henry.
(c) Jim.
(d) JayJay.

10. What does Jimmy threaten to do to Bubba's sister in "The Crossing"?
(a) Shoot her.
(b) Throw her off the bridge.
(c) Beat her.
(d) Frame her for a crime.

11. How does Grease get his name?
(a) When he eats, grease collects on his mouth.
(b) No one remembers.
(c) He is very fast.
(d) He is slippery when talking to people.

12. What shacks are supposed to be haunted?
(a) The Canebrake shacks.
(b) The Henderson Shacks.
(c) The Richard Shacks.
(d) The Bertram Shacks.

13. Where is Layton's brother killed?
(a) Germany.
(b) Korea.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) Mississippi.

14. In "Goodbye, Sweetwater," where does Layton live?
(a) Holly Springs.
(b) Esserton.
(c) Faberton.
(d) New York City.

15. What are Tate and his friends afraid of when they stop at the abandoned house with the well?
(a) Hurricanes.
(b) Mean dogs.
(c) Girls.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who brings up the phrase "Double Nigger" in the story by the same title?

2. What do Tate and his friends do a lot of in the story "Double Nigger"?

3. How does Tate get his name?

4. Why do the men in "Rope of the Wind" go after Mr. Westland?

5. What does Headeye find in "Ark of Bones"?

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