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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of factory does Anne work in in this chapter?
(a) A drinks factory
(b) A weapons factory
(c) A chicken factory
(d) A pie factory

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

3. Who does Anne begin working for at the end of this chapter?
(a) Mrs. Davis
(b) Miss Pearl
(c) Mrs. Hunt
(d) Mrs. Jenkins

4. What does Essie's father spend his free time doing?
(a) Shooting pool
(b) Drinking
(c) Womanizing
(d) Gambling

5. Why does Essie think her family holds a position of honor in their new neighborhood?
(a) They are the only black family.
(b) They are the only family with an education.
(c) They have a new toilet.
(d) They are the largest family.

6. What does Miss Ola allow Essie to sleep in?
(a) A bunk bed
(b) A four-poster bed
(c) A double bed
(d) A cot

7. Which of the following rooms does the new house not have?
(a) A bedroom
(b) A hallway
(c) A bathroom
(d) A kitchen

8. What does Essie get chosen to be in this chapter?
(a) School monitor
(b) Captain of the basketball team
(c) Head girl
(d) Homecoming Queen

9. What subject does Anne teach Wayne and his friends?
(a) Science
(b) French
(c) Math
(d) English

10. What makes Essie sad in this chapter?
(a) The song
(b) A hole in her tights
(c) The death of a friend
(d) Her father's absence

11. What city does Anne go to in this chapter?
(a) New York
(b) New Orleans
(c) Baton Rouge
(d) Chicago

12. For what does Miss Claiborne give Essie $12?
(a) Cleaning
(b) Delivering pamphlets
(c) Keeping quiet
(d) Planting seeds

13. How are Ed's younger brothers different from the rest of the family?
(a) They are Asian.
(b) They are disabled.
(c) They are albinos.
(d) They are white.

14. What do Raymond and Mama pray for to help the cotton grow?
(a) Fertilizer
(b) Sun
(c) More animals
(d) Rain

15. With whom does the Guild try and catch the sheriff?
(a) A Ku Klux Klan member
(b) A Civil Rights leader
(c) A black woman
(d) A black man

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jerry accused of doing?

2. Who looks after Essie Mae and her sister while their parents are at work?

3. What does Essie love hearing at Centreville Church?

4. What does Raymond decide to become at the beginning of the chapter?

5. Why does Anne get fired from her job?

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