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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Henri's mother from in "The Legend of Pin Oak"?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Dallas.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) St. Louis.

2. Who owns the gas station in town in "Justice"?
(a) Hoop Granger.
(b) Alvin Tinsley.
(c) Riley Granger.
(d) Riley Holt.

3. Henri's mother was what in "The Legend of Pin Oak"?
(a) Native American.
(b) A plantation owner.
(c) A white woman.
(d) A freed slave.

4. What title does Henri hold at the Pin Oak Plantation?
(a) Assistant Manager.
(b) Head Botanist.
(c) Night Watchman.
(d) Overseer.

5. How many children does Henri have in "The Legend of Pin Oak"?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

6. What short story by Edgar Allan Poe shares a similar subject and theme as "Justice"?
(a) The Telltale Heart.
(b) The Murders in the Rue Morgue.
(c) The Fall of the House of Usher.
(d) The Raven.

7. Who turns himself in for the murder of the richest man in town in "Justice"?
(a) Riley Holt.
(b) Hoop Granger.
(c) Alvin Tinsley.
(d) Riley Granger.

8. To what do the slaves pin an item from the plantation owner's clothing in "We Organized"?
(a) A doll.
(b) A tree.
(c) A horse.
(d) A door.

9. According to legend, anyone who hears the fabled 11:59 train will die within how much time?
(a) 24 hours.
(b) 12 hours.
(c) 8 hours.
(d) 72 hours.

10. What does the KKK try Alvin Tinsley for in "Justice"?
(a) Arson.
(b) Rape.
(c) Murder.
(d) Theft.

11. What item do the slaves take off the plantation owner's clothing in "We Organized"?
(a) A patch.
(b) A pin.
(c) A button.
(d) A string.

12. What weapon is Ajax particularly good at in "We Organized"?
(a) The whip.
(b) A sword.
(c) A bow.
(d) A gun.

13. The labor union associated with the Pullman Palace Car Company was the first to be led by what?
(a) African Americans.
(b) Children.
(c) Women.
(d) Italians.

14. Whose mother died the day he was born in "The Legend of Pin Oak"?
(a) Henri's
(b) Amos'.
(c) Charlemae's.
(d) Harper's.

15. The plantation owner in "We Organized" is described as being what?
(a) Friendly.
(b) Affectionate.
(c) Cruel.
(d) Kind.

Short Answer Questions

1. Esau warns his father that the men from whom he borrowed money intend to do what in "The Sight"?

2. Who attempted to take away the gas station in order to fulfill a debt in "Justice"?

3. What train feature was George Pullman credited with originating?

4. Who wants Ajax to prove his abilities by knocking something from a tree in "We Organized"?

5. Who received ownership of Pin Oak Plantation after his father died?

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