Part One:  Multiple Choice ( 30 points - 6 questions at 5 points each).  You will circle the letter that has the best answer to each statement.  Here is a sample question:

After Byron gets a “do” Momma and Dad decide

    A.    to send him to reform school.
    B.    to take him to Birmingham, Alabama to live with Grandma Sands.
    C.    that Kenny should get a “do”.
    D.    give up on every changing Byron.

The correct answer is B.

Part Two:  Short Answer (10 points).  In order to receive full credit, write your answers in complete sentences.  Here is a sample question:

Kenny and Byron see a mourning dove on a telephone wire.  What does Byron do?

A correct answer should include Byron killing the bird with a stone, throwing up after the bird dies, crying, then burying the bird.

Part Three:  Matching (10 points).  Write the letter of the definition for each word.  Here are the words you should know:

emulate - imitate; try to do as well as
peon - a day laborer
pervasive - present throughout
pinnacle -  the highest point
ultimate - the last, final

Part Four:  Essay (20 points)  The essay will be written in class during the test.  Here is the essay question: