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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Grant's teacher stay in town?
(a) Because he needs the job
(b) Because he is a Creole
(c) Because he can't leave his family
(d) Because he likes Grant

2. How early does Grant go to Pichot's home?
(a) 60 minutes early
(b) 10 minutes early
(c) 5 minutes early
(d) 40 minutes early

3. Why was Vivian shunned in this town?
(a) She was a bad teacher
(b) She had a child out of wedlock
(c) She had a job
(d) She married a dark skinned man

4. What does this person give to Grant?
(a) A handkerchief
(b) Money
(c) A soda
(d) An anthology

5. What does the superintendent inspect on the children?
(a) Their feet
(b) Their teeth
(c) Their hands
(d) Their heads

6. How had Grant been taught to avoid this kind of humiliation?
(a) Through money
(b) Through education
(c) He hadn't been taught that.
(d) Through persistence

7. Who is in charge of scheduling the execution?
(a) The big boss in Baton Rouge
(b) Rougon
(c) Guidry
(d) Pichot

8. What was Jefferson doing when Miss Emma went to visit him?
(a) Sleeping
(b) Trying to escape
(c) Staring at the wall
(d) Reading

9. Where did the men in #3 end up going?
(a) White Rabbit Bar and Lounge
(b) White Jackal Tavern
(c) Red Room
(d) Rainbow Club

10. Who does Grant hear calling his Tante Lou from the road?
(a) Pichot
(b) Reverend Ambrose
(c) Inez
(d) Eloise Bouie

11. The Reverend Ambrose tells Miss Emma that God is just ____________.
(a) Being quiet
(b) Testing her
(c) Not interested in saving Jefferson
(d) Vengeful

12. Vivian insists that they __________, as it would not be fair to Tante Lou to not do this.
(a) Leave a note
(b) Invite everyone to dinner
(c) Wash the dishes
(d) Walk the dog

13. When Grant arrives, what does Jefferson ask?
(a) If he has brought any corn
(b) If he has brought a radio
(c) If he can leave
(d) If he has any good news

14. Who was the owner of this bar?
(a) Jefferson
(b) Bear
(c) Brother
(d) Alcee Grope

15. Who grabs a gun and starts shooting?
(a) Bear
(b) Grope
(c) Jefferson
(d) Brother

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the person in #13 and Grant meet up once she had arranged for a babysitter?

2. When is Grant going to visit Jefferson again?

3. What did Miss Emma do when Jefferson said he is a hog being fattened for the slaughter?

4. Who does NOT press Grant for details about his visit with Jefferson?

5. Grant is worried that the guards will do what when he goes to the jail on his own?

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