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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dewey say will happen if Willis cooperates with R.V.?
(a) The gang will find him.
(b) He is not welcome in the gang.
(c) Slick will kill him.
(d) He will have to pay more money to the gang.

2. What does Butler believe shaping the hair of boys does for them?
(a) Shapes their lives.
(b) Allows for racial harmony.
(c) Works to help him stay current.
(d) Helps the community stay together.

3. Who gets into a dispute with the person who is honking his horn?
(a) Winfield.
(b) Ralston.
(c) Cripps.
(d) Farragot.

4. Though the narrator says that he finds companionship wherever he can, he claims he is not what?
(a) A womanizer.
(b) An adulterer.
(c) Loose.
(d) Married.

5. What is Billy's job at Dillingham Automotives, Inc.?
(a) Keeping the cars and the car lot safe.
(b) Selling cars to blacks.
(c) Tracking down blacks who default on their car loans.
(d) Getting the cars ready to be picked up.

6. What two things does Curtis suggest Willis do when he is worried about the Henry Street Guys?
(a) Move out of the city and take him with him.
(b) Hide out for a week and then try again.
(c) Get protection and adopt a new approach.
(d) Ask Slick to help him and talk to R.V.

7. What was the occupation of Billy and William's namesake?
(a) He has no occupation.
(b) Bar owner.
(c) Baptist preacher.
(d) Salesman.

8. How many doctors has the woman seen?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

9. Which of the following characters is the hearing officer?
(a) Farragot.
(b) Winfield.
(c) Cripps.
(d) Wilson.

10. Which of the characters is the group's warlord?
(a) Alphaeus.
(b) Dewey.
(c) Conchos.
(d) Slick.

11. Who caused the woman's scar?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her boyfriend.

12. What does Milford admire about Winfield?
(a) His style and desire to look proper.
(b) His knowledge of the law.
(c) His devotion to his neighbor.
(d) His understanding of the scene and actions.

13. Why is Tarwell considering hiring Butler as an assistant pastor?
(a) To rejoin the black community.
(b) To allow the two congregations to join.
(c) So Tarwell can go into politics.
(d) To make Butler feel useful.

14. What does she say about the first doctor?
(a) He said the stabbing was her fault.
(b) He refused to touch her.
(c) He stitched her up like a turkey.
(d) He was a plastic surgeon.

15. Where is William hoping to meet Billy?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) Houston.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Harper's farm.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Marie Gilmore attend Butler's church?

2. What does Ella ask God?

3. To what does the woman compare the scar?

4. What does Butler consider the processes being worn by other black men, but don't imitate the whites?

5. What does the man do to R.V. that causes him to order Aubrey to take him out?

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