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

2. What does Grant tell the women of the house about Vivian?
(a) That he wants to marry her
(b) That she's going to leave her husband
(c) That he doesn't really like her
(d) That she's selfish

3. Who reminds Grant that the visits will end at the first sign of trouble?
(a) Edna Guidry
(b) Pichot
(c) Rougon
(d) Sam Guidry

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

5. What do the children do when they're not in school?
(a) They perform musicals
(b) They work in the fields
(c) They play
(d) They read a lot of books

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is upset with Jefferson's fate and pours herself a drink?

2. What grades does Grant teach in his classroom?

3. Why was Vivian shunned in this town?

4. When does Grant teach the children?

5. Where did the men in #3 end up going?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the one who decides when Jefferson will be executed, per Grant?

2. What does Bonin say that Grant should tell his students about Jefferson?

3. What does Jefferson say that makes Miss Emma slap him?

4. Why are Miss Emma, Tante Lou, and Reverend Ambrose angry with Grant?

5. What happens after Vivian and Grant make love?

6. Who makes an annual visit to the school to inspect Grant's classroom?

7. What does Grant say to Tante Lou when she begins to get out of the car when they arrive at Pichot's house?

8. Vivian takes Grant to her home, but Grant protests this. Why does he protest this action?

9. What happens at the beginning of every visit to see Jefferson?

10. Why does Jefferson say that it does not matter if he eats chicken or dirt?

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