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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jane spend time?

2. Which character is the most afraid of school integration?

3. Who is the first person to address Betsey on her first day at her new school?

4. How is Betsey treated by the other students on her first day at the white school?

5. Where is Betsey's hiding place located?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Veejay define prejudice?

2. How does Betsey feel about white people in Chapter 7?

3. What changes does Jane discover when she comes home?

4. Describe Carrie.

5. Describe Betsey as the reader is introduced to her.

6. How does Betsey feel as she gets rid of the the hopscotch board?

7. What kind of connection does Betsey have with Regina in Chapter 8?

8. How is it demonstrated that Betsey's childhood is falling away?

9. Why does Jane spend more time away from home?

10. What does Carrie convince Betsey to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Point of view plays a large part in the story. The reader would not have the full story if first-person point of view was used throughout the story. For what reasons is the third-person omniscient point of view important in this particular story? How would the story change in another perspective? Why is this important to consider when telling a story?

Essay Topic 2

Susan Linda's mother is the first racist character that is introduced in the story. How does this set up prejudice as a theme in the story? What does Betsey think about Susan Linda's mother's prejudice? Why does she feel detached from it? What other instances of racism does Betsey feel detached from?

Essay Topic 3

What elements of foreshadowing are present in the story? What is foreshadowing's purpose in this story?

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