Instructions:
Questions 1 - 8 are from "Angela's Ashes."
Questions 9 - 13 are from "Glory and Hope" and "I Have a Dream."
Questions 14 - 28 are from "New Directions."
Questions 29 - 37 are from "Black Boy."
Questions 38 - 45 are from "Only Daughter."
Questions 46 - 50 are from "The Great Taos Bank Robbery."
Questions 51 - 55 are from "I Have a Dream" and "Glory and Hope."
Questions 56 - 60 are from "Encounter with MLK."

1)
The happy moments McCourt remembers from his hospital stay call 
attention to his
      playful nature
      love of words
      scientific mind
      interest in history

2)
You can tell that Patricia Madigan was
      an intellectual child
      high-spirited
      shy and reserved
      tense and anxious

3)
Seamus is unhappy about the book Patricia gives McCourt because
      It is not a poetry book
      he thinks McCourt should rest
      he cannot read
      it is all about England

4)
Because of Patricia and McCourt, Seamus begins to
      like children
      memorize poetry
      write letters to the Limerick Leader
      learn how to read

5)
It is a PRIVILEGE of democracy to be able to
      work
      vote
      travel

6)
Sister Rita disliked the poem "The Highwayman" because it
      was so sad
      made no sense
      was about death
      involved sin

7)
Several people suggest that receiving blood from soldiers will
      cure McCourt quickly
      make McCourt tough
      cost too much
      make him sicker

8)
In the upstairs hospital ward, McCourt is haunted by visions of
      thieves
      Patricia
      his father
      starving children

9)
Both Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King, Jr., use the image 
of "the valley" to represent
      wealth
      the future
      justice
      bad times

10)
The main focus of King's speech appeals mainly to his listeners'
      getting more money for America's black population
      convincing everyone to live in peace and tranquility
      celebrating the anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation
      ending segregation and racial injustice in America

11)
King's "I Have a Dream" speech appeals mainly to his listener's
      common sense
      sense of guilt
      desire for a better future
      concerns about America's status among the world's nations

12)
If people have a RECONCILIATION, they return to a state of being
      enemies
      prisoners
      friends

13)
To SUSTAIN something is to
      diminish it
      enclose it
      keep it alive

14)
What is Marguerite's attitude toward her grandmother's bad grammar?
      tolerant
      amused
      embarrassed
      indifferent

15)
Mrs. Flowers most probably views Marguerite's grandmother's bad 
grammar 
as a sign of her
      wisdom
      lack of formal education
      lack of self-esteem
      ignorance

16)
What does the visit to Mrs. Flowers mean to Marguerite?
      that she is no longer a little girl
      that she has more possibilities in her life than she thought
      that she will never achieve what Mrs. Flowers has achieved
      that she should be more careful about what she says and does

17)
Which of the following is a way inn which Mrs. Flowers is like most 
of the 
other people Marguerite knows?
      She uses proper grammar.
      She is looked down upon by the white people
      She is formal in dress and behavior
      She is wealthy.

18)
If a person talks INCESSANTLY, he or she is never
      loud
      understood
      silent

19)
ILLITERACY is the inability to
      communicate
      speak English
      read and write.

20)
A SACRILEGIOUS ACTION REVEALS DISRESPECT FOR
      religious belief
      law and order
      people of color

21)
Mrs. Johnson's primary concern in deciding on a job was
      using her skills to their fullest
      giving what she could to her community
      being able to care for her young children
      making the most money she could

22)
When Annie Johnson told her husband she was dissatisfied with their 
marriage, he felt
      angry
      relieved
      sad
      ashamed

23)
Which word would best describe Mrs. Johnson in the early years of 
her 
business?
      desperate
      lucky
      enthusiastic
      dependable

24)
When she and her husband separated, Annie Johnson's main problem 
was 
to
      buy a new home for her children
      give to the community
      cope with racial discrimination
      find a way to  make a living

25)
Mrs. Johnson carried a basket of stones three miles to the cotton 
gin one 
night in order to
      make a path
      see if she could find her way in the dark
      test her strength
      impress the workers there

26)
The town's two factories "worked for" Mrs. Johnson inthe sense that 
they 
provided
      the supplies she needed
      customers for her business
      indoor space for cooking and selling
      cooked in her kitchen

27)
You can tell from reading this selection that
      Annie Johnson was the best cook in town
      the workmen were poor
      no one else was selling lunch to the workmen
      Annie Johnson wanted a factory job.

28)
Mrs. Johnson did not build a stall for her business until she
      had enough money to buy the wood
      knew the customers were dependent on her
      discovered a good location
      became too exhausted to walk to both locations

29)
Which of the following does Wright pour into the writing of "The 
Voodoo of 
Hell's Half-Acre"?
      his literary knowledge
      his life experiences
      his philosophy of life
      his emotions

30)
Which of the following would Wright most probably say that the 
educational 
system of the state of Mississippi gave him?
      a solid background in reading and writing
      a set of challenges and limits to overcome
      the solid belief that he was inferior to whites
      the encouragement to believe in his dreams

31)
At the end of the selection, Wright uses a metaphor to compare his 
life at that 
time to a train
      running dangerously out of control
      running right on schedule
      chugging up a mountain
      going nowhere

32)
An ARTICULATE person makes good use of
      words
      hours
      dollars

33)
According to Wright, what motivates him to write "The Voodoo of 
Hell's Half-Acre"?
Acre"?
      poverty
      curiosity
      boredom
      stubbornness

34)
When Wright walks into the newspaper office to submit his story for 
publication, he
      feels confident
      feels shy
      feels amazed at himself
      is having second thoughts

35)
The editor of the newspaper responds to Wright with all of the 
following 
except
      surprise
      seriousness
      amusement
      disapproval

36)
Wright interprets his classmates' questions about his story as 
evidence of 
their
      disapproval of him
      admiration of him
      jealousy of him
      sense of being inferior to him

37)
Wright's grandmother objects to the publication of his story mainly 
because 
she sees it as being
      impractical
      too showy or flashy
      disrespectful to God
      an invasion of the family's privacy

38)
As a child, growing up as the only daughter in a family of six sons 
made 
Cisneros feel
      lonely
      lucky
      secure
      superior

39)
Cisneros worries that her father views her writing as
      trivial
      boring
      depressing
      overemotional

40)
More than anything else, Cisneros wants her father to feel
      proud of her
      sorry for treating her badly
      humbled by her achievements
      at peace with their relationship

41)
When Cisneros's father says, "Use this, and not this," he means 
that he 
wants his children to
      pursue a profession like his
      make raising a family their chief occupation
      find more rewarding work than he has found
      follow their own dreams, whatever they may be

42)
At the end of the selection, Cisneros's father's reaction to her 
story suggests 
that he feels
      shocked
      puzzled
      proud
      embarrassed

43)
NOSTALGIA is something that adults are likely to feel toward their
      childhood
      weaknesses
      strengths

44)
According to Cisneros, her father wanted her to go to colletge in 
order to
      meet someone to marry
      generally educate herself
      develop her skills as a writer
      prepare herself for a well-paying job

45)
To Cisneros, her father and the "public majority" are alike because 
both
      suppport the efforts of writers
      heavily depend on writers to inform them
      have little interest in what writers have to say
      are more interesting in reading than generally believed

46)
The writer suggests that, during the search for the suspects, some 
residents 
fail to help the police because the residents
      dislike the police
      have no community spirit
      are afraid of the suspects
      do not take the situation very seriously

47)
What did the Great Flood of 1935 lack that most floods have?
      water damage
      a declaration of emergency
      huge amounts of water
      a need to evacuate residents

48)
If you are TOLERANT, you could best be described as
      unhappy
      ignorant
      open-minded

49)
An example of a DISSENTING opinion would most probably be
      "I agree."
      "You're wrong."
      "I couldn't care less."

50)
The suspects are able to elude capture for so long because
      the police search is ineffective
      they are very clever
      they are careful
      there are so few police officers looking for them

51)
In "I Have a Dream," Martin Luther King, Jr., urges his followers to
      work toward gradual change
      demand justice now
      use any means necessary
      distrust white people

52)
Which repeated phrase in King's speech has additional power because 
it is 
from a familiar patriotic song?
      "I have a dream."
      "Now is the time to"
      "One hundred years later"
      "Let freedom ring"

53)
Of the ideals expressed in "Glory and Hope," which was not included 
in "I 
Have a Dream"?
      justice for all
      nonracialism
      freedom from poverty
      nonsexism

54)
Both of these speeches incorporate
      repeated phrases
      quotations from songs
      thanks to distinguished guests
      references to "God's children."

55)
Both speakers are convinced that
      dreams rarely become reality
      the struggle must continue
      democracy has prevailed
      justice is a privilege

56)
Maya Angelou did not want to talk about her brother because he
      was crippled
      had hurt her
      was in prison
      was uneducated

57)
How did King's manner change when Stanley Levison arrived on the 
scene?
      He became more relaxed and friendly.
      He seemed annoyed and irritable.
      He began to use his public voice and manner.
      He showed the exhaustion he had been hiding.

58)
How did King first become a hero and a leader to Angelou?
      He was the head of the organization she worked for.
      He was an African-American celebrity.
      She enjoyed his sense of humor.
      She had been inspired when she heard him speak.

59)
What was the most important thing King gave to Angelou in their 
brief 
meeting?
      a job
      hope
      a good story
      help for Bailey

60)
Of all that happened when she met Martin Luther King, Jr., what 
made the 
biggest impression on Angelou?
      his athletic good looks
      his sadness about her brother
      his sense of humor
      his musical voice