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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What weapon does Nillmon carry?
(a) Pistol.
(b) Whip.
(c) Knife.
(d) Chainsaw.

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

3. Who is Layton's grandmother's good friend?
(a) Mrs. Henderson.
(b) Mrs. Bridges.
(c) Mrs. Fields.
(d) Mrs. Hicks.

4. Why do the men in "Rope of the Wind" go after Mr. Westland?
(a) They think he stole a cow.
(b) They think he is an alien.
(c) They think he robbed a bank.
(d) They ostensibly believe he killed one of their fathers.

5. 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 mirage.
(d) It is a soulboat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Layton live with in "A Boll of Roses"?

2. What color is Bubba's sister's dress in "The Crossing"?

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

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

5. Why are the guards reluctant to let the white patrons in?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Layton waiting for in "Goodbye, Sweetwater"?

2. What do the crew pull out of the water in "Ark of Bones"?

3. What famous tragedy do the characters in "The Crossing" reference?

4. Who saves Fon from lynching in "Fon"?

5. What seems to be the purpose of the work the men on the ark do in "Ark of Bones"?

6. What is one reason Dumas has the characters constantly joking in "Double Nigger"?

7. What does Layton's flower in "A Boll of Roses" symbolize?

8. What will happen to people who curse the Echo Tree in "Echo Tree"?

9. In "A Harlem Game," how does Mack's father treat him?

10. How does Layton Bridges generally feel in "Goodbye, Sweetwater"?

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