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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the doctor initially refuse to come help Temple?
(a) She is with Miss Reba
(b) Her injury is not serious
(c) She is black
(d) It is Sunday

2. Who does Minnie work for?
(a) Ruby
(b) Snopes
(c) Reba
(d) Benbow

3. How does Benbow feel when he hears about Stevens’s actions at the plantation?
(a) Furious
(b) Amused
(c) Annoyed
(d) Nonplussed

4. Where does Benbow meet Snopes?
(a) The train
(b) The hospital
(c) The plantation
(d) The courthouse

5. How does Belle respond to seeing Benbow home?
(a) Amused
(b) Amazed
(c) Ambivalent
(d) Angry

6. What does Temple do to hide her fear and pain?
(a) She cries
(b) She talks to Reba
(c) She goes for walks
(d) She drinks

7. Why did Stevens get upset with Narcissa?
(a) She dumped him
(b) She wouldn't give him any money
(c) She cheated on him
(d) She wouldn't marry him

8. How is Snopes described?
(a) Optimistic
(b) Pessimistic
(c) Realistic
(d) Opportunistic

9. What does Ruby think of men who drink?
(a) They should be shot
(b) They are dangerous
(c) They are sexy
(d) They are real men

10. What does Miss Jenny say about men who drink?
(a) They are sexy
(b) They should be shot
(c) They are dangerous
(d) They are real men

11. What was used to injure Temple?
(a) A corncob
(b) A shoe
(c) A hammer
(d) A whiskey bottle

12. How long does it take the jury to find a verdict?
(a) 6 minutes
(b) 80 minutes
(c) 6 hours
(d) 8 minutes

13. Where does Miss Reba live?
(a) Nashville
(b) Biloxi
(c) Tallahassee
(d) Memphis

14. How does the jury find Goodwin after the trial?
(a) Beyond reproach
(b) Not guilty
(c) Guilty
(d) Partially guilty

15. What does Reba congratulate Temple for?
(a) Getting Popeye to notice her
(b) Escaping Goodwin
(c) Getting into school
(d) Becoming a woman

Short Answer Questions

1. What worries Temple in the car ride leaving the plantation?

2. What role does Temple serve at the trial?

3. How was Popeye different from other children?

4. Where does Temple sit while talking to Benbow?

5. What did Popeye hurt as a child?

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