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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Milkman's mother say she was wearing when she was kneeling next to her dead father?
(a) A slip
(b) A dress
(c) Nothing
(d) A suit

3. What does Pilate do for a living?
(a) Works as a maid
(b) Makes and sells wine
(c) Cooks
(d) Is a midwife

4. What is Guitar's advice to Milkman regarding his father?
(a) His father is just an idiot
(b) Nothing
(c) Kill him
(d) Forget about it

5. What is Robert Smith's profession?
(a) Slave
(b) Butler
(c) Insurance agent
(d) Doctor

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Guitar drinking?

2. Who is the drunk and crazy tenant that waves around a shotgun and a wad of cash?

3. What does Milkman throw his father into?

4. What does Macon want to buy and rent to black professionals?

5. What is Milkman's aunt doing when he comes up to her house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Milkman's reaction to the message he receives at the General Store?

2. What does Milkman notice about himself as he grows older?

3. Who are the women that sing together that have such beautiful voices?

4. What does Guitar do when he finds Hagar frozen as she stands over Milkman?

5. How does Hagar get the money to buy things to make herself pretty?

6. What does Milkman tell Pilate about the bones she found in the cave?

7. What is the explanation that Susan Byrd gives for her behavior the previous time that Milkman visited?

8. What hinders Milkman's journey to his father's old house?

9. What does Milkman realize when he tries to buy a present for Hagar?

10. What happens on the day that is assigned to Guitar?

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