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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the Jenkins' youngest daughter?
(a) Donna
(b) Lauren
(c) Anita
(d) Fern

2. Where do Essie's parents work?
(a) A bomb factory
(b) The local hospital
(c) A chicken farm
(d) The fields

3. What kind of creature often comes out of the swamp?
(a) A toad
(b) A lizard
(c) A snake
(d) A crocodile

4. Who does Mama marry in this chapter?
(a) Daddy
(b) Mr. Jenkins
(c) Raymond
(d) Ed

5. Who is killed in this chapter?
(a) Martin Luther King
(b) Emmet Till
(c) Raymond
(d) Sean O'Connor

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Essie's father punish her in the opening chapter?

2. What does Mama go to fetch in Florida?

3. Who do the blacks claim the fire was meant to scare?

4. What does Essie pick at Mr. Wheeler's farm?

5. How does Essie impress the white children?

(see the answer key)

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