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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years did Denver work the cotton fields?
(a) 5.
(b) 30.
(c) 50.
(d) 15.

2. Before the boys who nearly killed Denver spotted him near the vehicle, what did they ask the white woman?
(a) If she was Bobby's aunt.
(b) If she needed help.
(c) If she had seen Denver.
(d) If she needed a ride.

3. What did Denver think of Deborah the first time he met her in Fort Worth?
(a) She was rude and prejudiced against blacks.
(b) She hated the homeless.
(c) She was the skinniest, nosiest, pushiest white or black woman he ever met.
(d) She was his guardian angel.

4. The boy who roped Denver and nearly killed him claimed he was teaching Denver a lesson about what?
(a) Bothering white ladies.
(b) Being where he wasn't welcome.
(c) Being off the plantation.
(d) Helping people with car trouble.

5. After three years of hard work and debt due to sharecropping, what did Uncle James do?
(a) He became homeless on the streets of Fort Worth.
(b) He became the Man.
(c) He moved to a plantation.
(d) He moved into a mission and helped in exchange for room and board.

6. Why did Denver fear that something bad would happen to Deborah?
(a) Because she was too trusting of the homeless.
(b) Because she deserved to be punished.
(c) Because her work was so important to God and Satan.
(d) Because she had scorned him.

7. Where did Deborah first meet Denver?
(a) At the Lot.
(b) At the mission.
(c) At Starbucks.
(d) At the Red River Parish.

8. What thoughts about the homeless did Ron have as he flew in a private jet over Fort Worth and looked down on the city?
(a) He was pleased that the city was moving the homeless so they would not bother him anymore.
(b) He was grateful that there were no homeless people begging on the streets of Fort Worth.
(c) He was heartbroken for the future of the homeless.
(d) He had sympathy because he used to be homeless.

9. From where was Denver returning when he spotted the white woman with car trouble on the side of the road?
(a) The Man's house where he stole a bike.
(b) His aunt's house.
(c) His father BB's shack on the plantation.
(d) The Man's house where he was visiting Bobby.

10. What did Denver do when he spotted the white boys who he knew would cause trouble if they saw him helping a white woman?
(a) He stood up so they would not think he was hiding.
(b) He began to walk away quickly.
(c) He climbed into the cab of the truck and hid.
(d) He hid behind the wheel, hoping they would not see him.

11. What is the "hobo code of honor" that Denver discovered in Chapter 15?
(a) An agreement to share what they have with each other.
(b) An agreement to not turn each other in to the police for any reason.
(c) An agreement to take turns keeping watch in the park at night while others sleep.
(d) An agreement to back each other up in a fight.

12. Same Kind of Different as Me is what type of book?
(a) Romantic fiction.
(b) Historical fiction.
(c) Non-fiction biography.
(d) Non-fiction autobiography.

13. Who encouraged Ron and Denver to become friends?
(a) Deborah.
(b) Sister Bettie.
(c) Brother Bill.
(d) Chef Jim.

14. In Chapter 2: Ron, Ron recalls a humiliating experience as a child. What honest mistake did Ron make with his teacher?
(a) He tripped and bumped a cart of art supplies that dumped paint in his teacher's lap.
(b) He mistakenly delivered something to her that was meant for someone else.
(c) He accidently called her "Mama."
(d) He became nervous and forgot his lines in the school play.

15. What sort of place did Tim Taylor run, welcoming the needy to free events there?
(a) A playhouse.
(b) A soup kitchen.
(c) A comedy club.
(d) A smoky jazz and blues lounge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What family pet woke Li'l Buddy one night and alerted him to danger in the house?

2. How did Denver finally make his escape from life on the cotton fields to being homeless in Fort Worth, Texas?

3. Before meeting Deborah, when was the last time Denver spoke to a white woman?

4. Who did Ron dream of showing how successful he had become as he flew along in a private jet?

5. What special event did Deborah start for the needy women?

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