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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What instrument does Probe play?
(a) Afro-horn.
(b) Violin.
(c) Piano.
(d) Trombone.

2. What game do Mack's parents play often in "A Harlem Game"?
(a) Croquet.
(b) Cricket.
(c) Cards.
(d) Tennis.

3. What is Fish-Hound's dog's name?
(a) Hellion.
(b) Heyboy.
(c) Noah.
(d) Rye.

4. What do Mack's parents drink while they play their game?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Water.
(c) Soda.
(d) Beer.

5. Who was in the valley of dry bones, according to Headye?
(a) Ezekiel.
(b) Jesus.
(c) John.
(d) Sunra.

6. In "Ark of Bones," who follows Fish-Hound?
(a) Headeye.
(b) Brown Eye.
(c) Roundeye.
(d) Eagle Eye.

7. What river does Fish-Hound wander near?
(a) The Tallahatchee.
(b) The Mississippi.
(c) The Raven.
(d) The Chicago.

8. What do Layton's grandmother and her friend clean on the porch?
(a) Corn.
(b) Peas.
(c) Tomatoes.
(d) Zucchini.

9. Who does the old scout meet before joining the parade?
(a) River.
(b) Bart.
(c) Helen.
(d) Vince.

10. What does Headeye tell Fish-Hound about the boat they see when they first see it?
(a) It is carrying slaves.
(b) It is carrying food.
(c) It is a soulboat.
(d) It is a mirage.

11. Who does Nillmon get to help him kill Fon?
(a) Gus.
(b) John.
(c) Frank.
(d) Herbert.

12. What do the workers on the boat do?
(a) Sleep all day.
(b) Move in and out of reality.
(c) Sit and stare at people.
(d) Chant as they work.

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

14. What does Grease say he did in the well?
(a) Pooped in it.
(b) Spit in it.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Took a bath in it.

15. What is Layton's last name in "Goodbye, Sweetwater"?
(a) Hedges.
(b) Bridges.
(c) Richards.
(d) Henderson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who stops Tate and his friends on the road?

2. Which famous historical figure does Bubba reference in "The Crossing"?

3. Who does the music of the afro-horn kill?

4. In "Goodbye, Sweetwater," where does Layton live?

5. What do the workers on the boat pull from the water?

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