What was Sam's response when Willie complained to him about Hilda?

He asked Willie when he last hit Hilda.

What is the relationship between Sam and Willie?

They are co-workers and friends.

When his parents ran the boarding house, why would his mom scold Hally?

He hung around the servants' quarters.

What promise does Willie make to Sam?

He will apologize and no longer beat Hilda.

What advice did Hally receive from his father?

To get Sam and Willie to treat him with more respect.

Why did Hally become upset when his mom phoned him from the hospital?

His father wanted to come home from the hospital.

Why did Hally think Sam's kite would not fly?

He did not think a black man would know how to fly a kite.

Why does Sam say he made the kite?

To give Hally something to look up to.

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1
Unlike that of Hally's, Sam's outlook at the conclusion is:
Confused
Hopeful
Ignorant
Indifferent
2
Why didn't Sam sit on the bench with Hally during the kite scene?
It was for blacks only.
It was for whites only.
Hally would not allow him to sit there.
He didn't want to get his pants dirty.
3
What South African governmental policy played an immeasurable part in shaping Fugard's play?
Promotion of feminism
Universal suffrage
Apartheid
Freedom of religion
4
What analogy does Sam use to encourage Hally to stop being ignorant?
Flying his own kite.
Eating at a blacks-only cafe.
Changing his seat on the bus.
Leaving the whites-only bench.
5
Hally relives a particularly vivid memory of:
Flying a kite with Sam.
Learning to swim with Willie.
Winning a spelling bee.
Being chose for a soccer team.
6
In what country does the play take place?
South Africa
Brazil
United States
England
7
Before Hally walks in, Sam and Willie are discussing:
The country's economic problems.
Soccer strategy.
A ballroom dance competition.
Literature.
8
Which of the following does Sam mention as a "man of magnitude" EXCEPT:
Mahatma Gandhi
Abraham Lincoln
Jesus Christ
William Shakespeare
9
What title did Hally want to use for his English essay?
"Art: A Definition"
"Afternoons with Sam"
"When Effort Appears Effortless"
"A World Without Collisions"
10
What was Sam's response when Willie complained to him about Hilda?
He offered to take Hilda off Willie's hands.
He said Hilda was the best woman a man like Willie could get
He asked Willie when he last hit Hilda.
He mentioned that Hilda had told him things about Willie.
11
What is the relationship between Sam and Willie?
They are brothers.
Sam is Willie's father.
They are co-workers and friends.
They are cousins.
12
When his parents ran the boarding house, why would his mom scold Hally?
He played practical jokes on the guests.
He told inappropriate jokes at the dinner table.
He hung around the servants' quarters.
He sampled some of the wine in the cellar.
13
What promise does Willie make to Sam?
He will apologize and no longer beat Hilda.
He will punish Hally for his treatment of Sam.
He will stop lying.
He will help him improve his dance skills.
14
Hally claims his best subject in school is:
English
Algebra
History
Biology
15
What advice did Hally receive from his father?
To treat Sam and Willie with more respect.
To avoid alcohol.
To get a good education.
To get Sam and Willie to treat him with more respect.
16
How does Willie pay for the jukebox?
He borrow money from Hally.
He takes money from the cash register.
He uses his bus fare.
He borrow money from Sam.
17
Why did Hally become upset when his mom phoned him from the hospital?
His mother received a phone call from the headmaster.
The restaurant was closed because of the rainy weather.
The bus had left without her.
His father wanted to come home from the hospital.
18
Hally would most likely describe his childhood as:
Difficult.
Joyous.
Uneventful.
Peaceful.
19
Why did Hally think Sam's kite would not fly?
He did not think a black man would know how to fly a kite.
The kite did not have a tail.
He had used the wrong kind of wood.
Sam had made kites in the past and none had been successful.
20
What does Hally do that makes Sam feel dirty?
He throws wet rags at him.
He throws dirt on him.
He calls him ugly names.
He spits on him.
21
Why does Sam say he made the kite?
To give Hally something to look up to.
As a birthday gift for Hally.
To teach Hally a skill.
As a gift for Hally's father.
22
What term do Hally and Sam give to social reformers?
Men of Majesty
Men of Morality
Men of Magnitude
Men of Magnificence

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