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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who was called Li'l Buddy, while growing up?
(a) Ron.
(b) Uncle James.
(c) Denver.
(d) Bobby.
2. What did Deborah witness a large black man complaining about being stolen from him?
(a) His shoes.
(b) His car keys.
(c) His Bible.
(d) His suitcase.
3. What happened to Ron's art gallery to confirm his negative opinion of the homeless?
(a) Two bums stole cash and jewelry from his store.
(b) Two bums slept in the doorway of his art gallery and scared customers away.
(c) He was robbed at gunpoint by a homeless man who stole his wallet.
(d) A homeless woman snuck into his store and stole a priceless painting.
4. From where was Denver returning when he spotted the white woman with car trouble on the side of the road?
(a) His father BB's shack on the plantation.
(b) His aunt's house.
(c) The Man's house where he stole a bike.
(d) The Man's house where he was visiting Bobby.
5. What type of person was Uncle James?
(a) A homeless man who smiled every day just because he was alive.
(b) The Man.
(c) A Christian man who quoted Scripture.
(d) A greedy and power-hungry man.
6. How did the white boys who attacked Denver nearly kill him?
(a) They tried to run him over with their car.
(b) They beat him with baseball bats.
(c) They wrestled him and tried to strangle him.
(d) They roped his neck and attempted to drag him.
7. Why was one of the central figures in the book called Li'l Buddy while growing up?
(a) Because PawPaw carried him in a pocket of his overalls.
(b) Because he never left his father's side.
(c) Because Uncle BB carried him on his shoulders everywhere he went.
(d) Because he helped Big Mama with her medication and emptying the slop jars.
8. Where did Ron endure his teacher's cruel punishment?
(a) At his teacher's home.
(b) In the principal's office.
(c) On the playground.
(d) On the stage of the school auditorium.
9. Who encouraged Ron and Denver to become friends?
(a) Deborah.
(b) Sister Bettie.
(c) Brother Bill.
(d) Chef Jim.
10. What did Ron do for a living before becoming a successful and wealthy art dealer?
(a) He was an artist who could not sell his work.
(b) He was an investment banker.
(c) He was a postal worker.
(d) He was an art teacher.
11. During his time working as a sharecropper picking cotton, what did Denver receive instead of a paycheck?
(a) A shack and supplies on which he made payments to the Man.
(b) A new bike every Christmas.
(c) Four square meals a day at the farmhouse kitchen table.
(d) Room and board in the Man's house.
12. What was celebrated by the volunteers with frosted sheet cake one evening per month?
(a) Free Dinner Night.
(b) Homeless Help Night.
(c) Birthday Night.
(d) New Visitors Night.
13. What type of hardwood trees surrounded the Red River Parish plantation of Denver's youth?
(a) Oak.
(b) Pecan.
(c) Pine.
(d) Cherry.
14. What was the name of the neighborhood in which Ron opened an art gallery in Fort Worth?
(a) Falcon Square.
(b) Mission Square.
(c) Renaissance Square.
(d) Sundance Square.
15. According to the account of Denver's life on the cotton fields in Chapter 1: Denver, what things could Denver claim he actually owned on the plantation?
(a) Everything he had was owned by the Man.
(b) A shack and a lame pony.
(c) A pig and two pairs of overalls.
(d) An outhouse.
Short Answer Questions
1. In which part of Fort Worth was Ron raised?
2. During what era did Ron attend school and receive an unjust punishment for his honest mistake?
3. What made Denver leave the plantation?
4. With what type of vehicle did Denver help the white woman stranded on the side of the road?
5. What does "the Man" mean?
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