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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. What does Jimboy eventually do?
(a) He goes to bed.
(b) He puts down the guitar and sets her on his lap and eats.
(c) He leaves again.
(d) He notices Annjee.

2. Hager is determined to get Sandy through high school and make him into what?
(a) "The first black President of the United States."
(b) "The next W.E.B. du Bois."
(c) "The next black scientist."
(d) "The next Booker T. Washington".

3. Who had Jimboy probably been trying to outdo?
(a) The Swedes.
(b) The Greeks.
(c) The Germans.
(d) The Italians.

4. How did Jimboy punish him?
(a) He whipped him.
(b) He ignored him.
(c) He yelled at him.
(d) He chastised him for being a liar.

5. In "Punishment", Sandy often received a nickel for what purpose?
(a) To spend on whatever he would like.
(b) To put in the collection plate at church.
(c) To buy birthday presents.
(d) To purchase school books.

Short Answer Questions

1. Old Sister Johnson had lived through slavery, and after being freed, she and a large number of other blacks started up a town called _____________.

2. Sandy noticed that his reader showed black Africans as what?

3. It was late March and Annjee decided that she was going to save up her money and do what?

4. "Hard Winter" takes the family from September to _______________.

5. Would Harriett's white girlfriends talk to her after school?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Hager and Sister Johnson view Jimboy, as compared to other men?

2. How is it revealed in this chapter that class structure and race is important to the people of Stanton?

3. What is the purpose of "White Folks?"

4. Describe the relationship between Harriet and Hager.

5. Why is Jimboy returning home? Does Aunt Hager believe him? Why or why not?

6. What does Sandy think about Jesus? How has he come to this conclusion?

7. What did Sandy do with his collection plate money? Why did he do this?

8. How does Sandy react to Tempy's gift? Why does he react this way?

9. What does Jimboy do when he comes home in "Guitar?" Why might he do this?

10. How do Sandy and Annjee feel about Jimboy's disappearance? Why do they feel this way?

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