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

2. 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.

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

4. What does Layton try to give the white man who visits his grandmother's house?
(a) Money.
(b) Copper.
(c) Grass.
(d) Sulfur water.

5. What does the billboard in "Fon" say?
(a) It is an "I Want You" Uncle Sam billboard.
(b) It is blank.
(c) It spells out a religious statement.
(d) It advertises laundry degtergent.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Will The Circle Be Unbroken," who is the main musician?

2. What is the name of the club in "Will The Circle Be Unbroken"?

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

4. What is Nillmon's profession?

5. What does Layton do in "A Boll of Roses"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Bubba's main objective in "The Crossing"?

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

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

5. What is the reason the story "Double Nigger" is so titled?

6. What are Layton Fields' aspirations in "A Boll of Roses"?

7. Why does Layton's grandmother tell him to give the white man who comes to collect money the good water in "Goodbye, Sweetwater"?

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

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

10. Where does Headeye go in "Ark of Bones" at the end of the story?

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