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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18 to 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of Ron's body ached as he endured the humiliating punishment from his teacher?
(a) His legs.
(b) His hands.
(c) His neck.
(d) His nose.

2. Who did Big Mama and PawPaw raise as their own?
(a) Earl and Tommye.
(b) James, Bobby and Cousin Chook.
(c) Ron and Deborah.
(d) Denver, Thurman and Hershalee.

3. What made Denver leave the plantation?
(a) He wanted more fun in his life.
(b) He had goals for himself and wanted an education.
(c) The plantation went under and Denver was out of a job.
(d) He was tired of being poor.

4. Of what social class was Ron a member while growing up?
(a) Blue-collar middle class.
(b) Lower-middle class.
(c) Upper-middle class.
(d) Upper class.

5. In Chapter 13, Denver looked back on life as a sharecropper. How did he feel at age 18 in a 2-room shack with a bed, table, stove and an outhouse?
(a) That he was at a dead-end.
(b) Like things were okay and he would survive.
(c) Like he was living "high on the hog."
(d) That things could only get better.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Deborah tell Ron she saw in a dream?

2. How did Denver feel about Deborah when he met her?

3. With what problem did Denver help the white woman who was stranded with her vehicle on the side of the road?

4. In Chapter 2: Ron, Ron recalls a humiliating experience as a child. What honest mistake did Ron make with his teacher?

5. During what era did Ron attend school and receive an unjust punishment for his honest mistake?

(see the answer key)

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