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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lazarus have an altercation with J.C. Stokes?
(a) Stokes hit Lazarus first.
(b) Stokes is having an affair with Lazarus's wife.
(c) Stokes stole some money from Lazarus.
(d) Stokes broke into Lazarus's home.

2. Where does the music star say Ed is really from?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) Pennsylvania.

3. What does Lazarus do in his early thirties after leaving the Merchant Marines?
(a) He starts his own business.
(b) He goes to the seminary.
(c) He trains as a plumber.
(d) He trains as a carpenter.

4. Which band does the music star say Ed is really from?
(a) The Beatles.
(b) The Deacon and His Hounds of Hell.
(c) The Bellboys.
(d) The Beacboys.

5. Who fixes Cicero's car for him?
(a) Ben Huxton.
(b) Tony Carter.
(c) Frank Finnow.
(d) John Henley.

6. Which university did Jacson and Cicero both attend?
(a) Howard University.
(b) Princeton University.
(c) Harvard University.
(d) Spelman University.

7. What is the quote that Kenan uses to open the story The Eternal Glory That is Ham Hocks?
(a) A penny saved is a dollar earned.
(b) Fortune favors the brave.
(c) We do not know who we really are until we experience happiness.
(d) Every man has his price.

8. What turns out to be wrong with Cicero's car?
(a) The antifreeze level.
(b) The exhaust pipe.
(c) The distributor cap.
(d) The calipers.

9. Who calls Lazarus at the very end of Ain't No Sunshine?
(a) Aunt Minne.
(b) Aunt Fannie.
(c) Aunt Tensy.
(d) Aunt Frannie.

10. Who is the music star's handler, who the music star tries to trick into thinking he knows Ed?
(a) Emily.
(b) Lily.
(c) Hortensia.
(d) Francesca.

11. Where was Inez Cross Pickett born?
(a) Illinois.
(b) Mexico.
(c) California.
(d) North Carolina.

12. What does the narrator ask his mother how to cook in the story The Eternal Glory That Is Ham Hocks?
(a) Chicken livers.
(b) Pigs feet.
(c) Collard greens.
(d) Pork chops.

13. What is Ed's wife doing when Ed gets back to the hotel?
(a) Having a drink with friends.
(b) Taking a bath.
(c) Writing notes.
(d) Watching a movie.

14. What does Ed do after spending some time with the music star?
(a) Goes home to Alabama.
(b) Goes to meet his brother to go to a Broadway show.
(c) Goes to meet his daughter for dinner.
(d) Stays for the star's performance.

15. What does Inez Cross Chasten tell Howard Hughes her husband does for a living?
(a) He is a chef.
(b) He is a landscaper.
(c) He is a teacher.
(d) He is a mechanic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Cicero's and Jacson's vast house?

2. How did Stokes get burned, in Ain't No Sunshine?

3. What city is Ed Phelps exploring in the story When We All Get to Heaven?

4. What does Lazarus do to J.C. Stokes in the story Ain't No Sunshine?

5. Who had been the rock of Cicero's family?

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