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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Ward have a boyfriend in "Joshua Adam Dedeaux"?
(a) Stanford.
(b) University of Michigan.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) New York.

2. In "Joshua Adam Dedeaux," who changed the oil in Ward's car?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) Joshua.
(c) An old boyfriend.
(d) Her father.

3. In what year did a 17-year-old girl named Darlene attempt to cross the tracks in Pass Christian and get hit by a train?
(a) 2009.
(b) 2006.
(c) 2007.
(d) 2008.

4. When Joshua was 13 how much of the summer did he live at his father's apartment?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Two months.
(c) Five weeks.
(d) One month.

5. What language did Ward take in high school?
(a) German.
(b) French.
(c) Chinese.
(d) Spanish.

6. What type of trees surrounded the property where Ward's family moved in "We Are Learning"?
(a) Oaks.
(b) Magnolias.
(c) Maples.
(d) Pines.

7. When Ward lived in New York, how long did she stay with an actor?
(a) Five months.
(b) Nine months.
(c) 12 months.
(d) Eight months.

8. How many weeks did the camp run where Ward was a counselor in "Ronald Wayne Lizana"?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

9. In "We Are Here," how many Black Mississippi men in their 20s were inmates in the Mississippi prison system?
(a) 3 out of 15.
(b) 2 out 10.
(c) 1 out of 12.
(d) 5 out of 20.

10. Where did Ward's father move when they moved to DeLisle in "We Are Learning"?
(a) Gulfport.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Jacksonville.
(d) Baton Rouge.

11. What years did Ward cover in "We Are Learning"?
(a) 1990-1994.
(b) 1991-1995.
(c) 1989-1993.
(d) 1985-1990.

12. In "We Are Learning," what color was the old mansion where Ward's mother worked for a white family?
(a) Dark blue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) White.
(d) Sea green.

13. How old was Charine when Ward's family moved to Gulport?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

14. In "We Are Here," what was the median household income in Mississippi?
(a) $18,976.
(b) $41,005.
(c) $34,473.
(d) $29,014.

15. In "We Are Watching," how many bedrooms did the homes have in the subdivision where Ward's family moved?
(a) One and two.
(b) Two and three.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "We Are Learning," what type of car did Ward's mother drive when they went to New Orleans to visit her father?

2. How old was C.J. when he began dating Charine?

3. What type of vehicle did Ward's mother buy before they moved to Gulport?

4. According to the American Human Development Project, where does Mississippi rank on the UN's Human Development Index?

5. At the beginning of "Ronald Wayne Lizana," how old was Ronald?

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