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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. Where was James' mother supposed to meet James after kindergarten?
(a) The subway
(b) At home
(c) A motel
(d) The bus stop

2. What material is the boy's father's clothes made from?
(a) Foil
(b) Leather
(c) Cotton
(d) PCP

3. What kind of business does Aunt Mary run?
(a) A loan business
(b) A computer business
(c) A factory
(d) A grocery store

4. What does James say the preacher at church dots his sermons with?
(a) Singing
(b) Hand claps
(c) Laughs
(d) Amens

5. What day of the week does Hunter always arrive at their house?
(a) Sunday
(b) Friday
(c) Saturday
(d) Thursday

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the muggers spill on the sidewalk?

2. What color does the boy in Sunday School say Jesus should be?

3. What does Ruth drop behind the store?

4. What kind of hat is the boy's father wearing?

5. What state does Jacqueline live in?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Jame McBride's family life.

2. How does Ruth's life take a turn for the worse when the family moves to Virginia?

3. How did Ruth and her family live in America when they first arrived?

4. How does Ruth react to Hunter Jordan's death?

5. Describe Ruth's parents.

6. Describe what happens when Ruth asks James to take the milk back to the shop.

7. Why did James think his mother was strange?

8. How does Betsy react to Ruth's pregnancy?

9. How does Ruth's family react to her pregnancy?

10. How does James react to Hunter's death?

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