Go Tell It on the Mountain

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. Which of the following words best describes how John felt after he saw the “lust” between a man and a woman in the basement?

A) Curiosity

B) Desire

C) Fear

D) Safety

2. Which word best describes Elisha’s movements during the Sunday church services?

A) Animalistic

B) Godlike

C) Timid

D) Graceful

3. How does John feel about his relationship with God in Part 1?

A) Awestruck since he is a devout believer

B) Apathetic since he no longer attends services

C) Ardent since he will become a pastor in the future

D) Averse since he despises his father

4. In Part 1, John laments the difficulty of cleaning his family’s rug. Which of the following phrases most likely reflects the meaning of this passage?

A) A commentary on the inability to remove one’s sins

B) A reflection on the poverty in communities of people of color

C) A criticism of the low wages that church deacons receive

D) A response to the ability to successfully convert one’s inner demons to socially acceptable thought processes

5. Which of the following phrases characterizes the narration of Part 1?

A) A linear timeline of John’s adolescence

B) An exploration of John’s inner turmoil

C) Prose on the intricacies of Harlem’s churches