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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. How long has Hazel's family live in the North Memphis neighborhood called Douglass?
(a) 1873.
(b) Since emancipation.
(c) Since the Civil War.
(d) 1870.

2. In Chapter 14, what type of ice cream do Hazel and Myron always get?
(a) Peach.
(b) Vanilla.
(c) Lemon.
(d) Butter pecan.

3. How many counts of first-degree murder was Derek charged with?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

4. When does Joan take an art class at Rhodes in Chapter 20?
(a) Mondays.
(b) Tuesdays.
(c) Fridays.
(d) Saturdays.

5. What color bandanas do the Douglass Park Bishops wear tried around their biceps?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 15, how old is Derek?

2. After the fall of the towers at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon does August close her shop?

3. What grade is Joan in in Chapter 20?

4. Where does Professor Mason think Joan should study?

5. What time is Miriam's wedding held?

Short Essay Questions

1. What flood has affected Memphis in 1937?

2. Who calls in Chapter 23, and what decision is made after the call?

3. What shop is a staple in the North Memphis neighborhood where Hazel lives?

4. What was Derek's trial like?

5. In Chapter 22, how does Miriam hear about the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon?

6. Why does August want the children walked to school by armed gun members in Chapter 15?

7. Why does Miriam want Joan to be a doctor?

8. Why is Derek arrested in Chapter 18?

9. What does Miss Dawn tell Joan when Joan tells her about applying to art school in London?

10. Why does Joan go to Sunday Mass?

(see the answer keys)

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