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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In his dream, where does Milkman's mother go to visit her father?
(a) Chicago
(b) Auburn Hills
(c) Flint
(d) Fairfield Heights

2. What does Hagar want to do in response to Milkman's breakup?
(a) Nothing
(b) Move away
(c) Kill him
(d) Find a new man

3. Who walks into the rental office as Milkman is finishing up work?
(a) Hagar
(b) Guitar
(c) Macon
(d) Freddie

4. How old is Milkman when he is out buying Christmas presents for everyone?
(a) 41
(b) 31
(c) 21
(d) 22

5. Guitar feels the group is a perfectly ________ and natural reaction to unnatural white people.
(a) Simple
(b) Legitimate
(c) Rational
(d) Beautiful

6. Who has Milkman been sleeping with for some time?
(a) Hagar
(b) Reba
(c) Susan
(d) Pilate

7. What is so special about the item in #74?
(a) It is the resting place of his father
(b) It contains a map
(c) It has a treasure in the back
(d) It contains gold

8. Who does Pilate tell Ruth she believes will save Milkman's life one day?
(a) A man
(b) A woman
(c) A baby
(d) A reverend

9. To where do Macon and Pilate escape instead of staying in their hiding place?
(a) To their home
(b) To an old barn
(c) To the city
(d) To the woods

10. Which of these women does not sing in the group when Milkman visits?
(a) Pilate
(b) Reba
(c) Ruth
(d) Hagar

11. Who is the person that comes up with the nickname Milkman?
(a) Solomon
(b) George
(c) Macon
(d) Freddie

12. Who is trying to fly at the start of the novel?
(a) Robert Smith
(b) Solomon
(c) Macon
(d) Milkman

13. Who is one of the members of this organization that eventually cannot not take it?
(a) Robert Smith
(b) Porter
(c) Macon
(d) Circe

14. Where is the green bag hanging?
(a) In the cave
(b) On the porch
(c) In the wine cellar
(d) Pilate's house

15. The person who is killed in Guitar's organization must be killed in a ______ way to that of the original murder.
(a) Similar
(b) Different
(c) Opposite
(d) Bloodier

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another name for the hospital in the story?

2. What does Pilate do for a living?

3. What does Macon Dead do for work?

4. What is the date at the beginning of this story?

5. Where does Milkman go to hide from Hagar?

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