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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Emmett Till killed?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1957.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1955.

2. How old was Emmett Till when he was beaten to death?
(a) 14.
(b) 16.
(c) 13.
(d) 15.

3. In Chapter 3, how many times a week did Matt remember Lil' Rall and Rasul fighting?
(a) 3 times.
(b) Easily 5 times.
(c) About 6 times.
(d) 4 times.

4. To what census was Johnson able to trace his family in Chapter 4?
(a) 1865.
(b) 1870.
(c) 1860.
(d) 1855.

5. In Chapter 6, why did Rasul leave baseball practice?
(a) To get a Dr. Pepper.
(b) To get a Coke.
(c) To get a root beer.
(d) To get a Pepsi.

6. How old was Garret when he changed an F on his report card to an A?
(a) 8 or 9.
(b) 7 or 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 10.

7. How often when Johnson was growing up in Plainfield did his family have a barbershop or beauty salon?
(a) A few times.
(b) 10 times.
(c) Always.
(d) 5 times.

8. In Chapter 5, from what hours would Uncle cut hair on Saturdays?
(a) 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
(b) 8 a.m. to midnight.
(c) 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
(d) 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

9. What TV show did Lil' Rall remember watching with Nanny in high school?
(a) Twin Peaks.
(b) NYPD Blue.
(c) 3rd Rock from the Sun.
(d) The Golden Girls.

10. When was Nanny's last grandchild and only granddaughter born?
(a) 2004.
(b) 1999.
(c) 2000.
(d) 1997.

11. How old was Nanny's nephew Kevin when she adopted him?
(a) 12.
(b) 9.
(c) 10.
(d) 11.

12. Which of the cousins wore glasses?
(a) Matt.
(b) Rkasul.
(c) Garrett.
(d) Lil' Rall.

13. When did Aunt Sarah befriend a white girl?
(a) Late 1960s.
(b) Late 1950s.
(c) 1957.
(d) 1963.

14. In Chapter 6, who lied and said that Rasul stole their baseball cleats?
(a) Allison.
(b) Paul.
(c) Daniel.
(d) Robert.

15. In Chapter 4, what ages were the cousins who got to shoot a gun?
(a) Between 12 and 18.
(b) Between 14 and 18.
(c) 16 and 18.
(d) Between 10 and 16.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote that the most disrespected person in America is the Black woman?

2. When did Lil' Rall and Rasul first move to Plainfield?

3. What did Matt's father do for a living?

4. In Chapter 5, how old was Johnson when he and the other boys were at the salon and decided to sing If I Ever Fall in Love for the customers?

5. When did Uncle close his barbershop and move his family to Virginia?

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