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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 is the first thing Tempy gives Sandy?
(a) A hug.
(b) A present.
(c) His own room and furniture.
(d) A hot meal.

2. Why did Sandy want to get away from Tempy?
(a) He thought she was too tight.
(b) She was very full of herself.
(c) She was verbally abusive.
(d) She was always stealing from him.

3. Sandy came down with what illness?
(a) The measles.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) The flu.
(d) The mumps.

4. Hager was eulogized in the newspaper as how?
(a) "A well-educated and dedicated woman."
(b) "A kind and generous woman."
(c) "A caring woman."
(d) "Respected by many white families in the community".

5. With whom does Sandy spend a lot of time?
(a) Sister Johnson.
(b) Harriet.
(c) Hager.
(d) Jimboy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Hager stay with Miss Jeanne?

2. Why does Hager not want Sandy to work at a hotel?

3. When Sandy came home from work, how did he find Aunt Hager?

4. How do Sandy and his friends feel about how they are treated?

5. What happened to Jimboy's guitar?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sandy come to the decision to get his education? How does this change his mind?

2. Of what does this first chapter largely consist?

3. Why does Sandy want to move to Chicago?

4. What takes place in the Pool Hall? Why?

5. How does the reader learn Hager's importance in the community?

6. In "Children's Day," how does inequality even affect African American children?

7. How did Sandy benefit from having the mumps?

8. How does Hager support her beliefs regarding slavery?

9. What is the other major event in this chapter? Are you surprised by this? Why or why not?

10. Describe Hager's funeral.

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