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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of motorcycle did Ward's father buy in the 1980s?
(a) Yamaha.
(b) Honda.
(c) Kawasaki.
(d) Harley-Davidson.

2. Where did the author's father move to in the Prologue?
(a) Durant.
(b) Jacksonville.
(c) Montgomery.
(d) New Orleans.

3. How many siblings did the author have?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

4. In "We Are in Wolf Town," what animal did Ward say that she saw daring along ditches and slipping into the woods?
(a) Wolves.
(b) Foxes.
(c) Coyotes.
(d) Mountain lions.

5. What color did Ward wear the next time she visited the club in "Demond Cook"?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

6. How old was Demond when he became a father?
(a) 16.
(b) Early twenties.
(c) 19.
(d) Late twenties.

7. How old was Nerissa when she gave birth to De'Sean?
(a) 15.
(b) 14.
(c) 16.
(d) 13.

8. How long of a drive was it from Michigan to Mississippi?
(a) 18 hours.
(b) 24 hours.
(c) 12 hours.
(d) 15 hours.

9. At what age did the author's grandfather die?
(a) 50.
(b) 45.
(c) 47.
(d) 53.

10. How many other students were black in the school Ward attended in the late 1980s and early 1990s?
(a) None.
(b) Seven.
(c) Three.
(d) 11.

11. How old was De'Sean's father when he was born?
(a) 17.
(b) 19.
(c) 20.
(d) 18.

12. Where was Ward's father offered a scholarship to attend?
(a) Art school.
(b) University of California.
(c) Electrician's training.
(d) University of Mississippi.

13. How old was Ward's mother when she was born?
(a) 18.
(b) 19.
(c) 17.
(d) 16.

14. How old was Rog's father when he died?
(a) 53.
(b) 37.
(c) 28.
(d) 41.

15. What color was Ward's father's first house in the Prologue?
(a) White.
(b) Green.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Ward meet Demond?

2. How long were Ward's parents married before they split up?

3. What time would Ward and the other children wake up on Saturday mornings in "We Are Wounded"?

4. How long was Ward's hair until she was three years old?

5. What did Ward, her brother, and her friends pick and eat until they were sick in "We Are Wounded"?

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