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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. What part of Virginia did Ruth and her family move to?
(a) Birmingham
(b) Charlottesville
(c) Suffolk
(d) Durham

2. What do the muggers take from Ruth?
(a) Her purse
(b) Her life
(c) Her blouse
(d) Her groceries

3. What religion does Ruth eventually convert to?
(a) Hindism
(b) Judaism
(c) Christianity
(d) Islam

4. What type of customers does Ruth's father overcharge?
(a) Politicians
(b) Blacks
(c) Jews
(d) Upperclass whites

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of houses do the blacks in Suffolk live in?

2. What happened to black men who dated white women?

3. What is the name of Ruth's brother?

4. What day of the week does Hunter always arrive at their house?

5. What was the name of James' stepfather?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are the problems in dating Peter?

4. Describe the household James was brought up in.

5. Why is Chapter 2 written in italics?

6. Why is music important to James?

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

8. What incident confirms to James that the color of his mother's skin puts her in danger?

9. Why does James hit the boy he meets on the bus?

10. How does the 1960s black power affect James in Chapter 3?

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