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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. Who owns the brownstone where Grandma Wilhemina lives?
(a) John Williams.
(b) Grandma Wilhemina.
(c) John Pearson.
(d) James Hall.

2. What does Mattie tell Ann about what Jeff was in high school?
(a) A basketball star.
(b) A football hero.
(c) A valedictorian.
(d) A gang leader.

3. What does John place on the kitchen counter?
(a) Cedar jewelry box.
(b) Carton of cigarettes.
(c) The change from his pocket.
(d) A bag of groceries.

4. What does Dudley tell John to do for Ann?
(a) Make up a bed.
(b) Read her a poem.
(c) Take her to dinner.
(d) Fix her a drink.

5. What does the author imply is lacking in black communities?
(a) Strong single mothers.
(b) Strong male role models.
(c) Good jobs.
(d) Adequate housing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What falls out of John's pocket?

2. Who is Ann Vanderguild?

3. What is on the paper from which John reads to Ann?

4. Where had Ann met Jeff?

5. For how long has Jeff been away from home?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the play begin and who is the first character to appear?

2. What is the setting of Act 3 and what are the characters doing as the act begins?

3. What is Jeff's response when Chips tries to antagonize Ann again?

4. Why does Ann volunteer to help with the plan to identify the gang's stool pigeon?

5. Why have Skeeter and Al come to the house to see Jeff?

6. What insights has John had while being away for a week?

7. Describe the scenario in which John dies.

8. What is revealed about what was heard on the phone lines in the plan to catch the informant?

9. Who is Chips and what is his demeanor as he enters the play?

10. Why are the characters worried about John at the beginning of Act 3?

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