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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. What does Essie watch the white children doing?

2. What does the family not have enough money to buy?

3. What color frame does Essie's new house have?

4. Who does Anne begin working for at the end of this chapter?

5. The boys say the pond is full of _______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Essie's family afford to buy her a new dress as Homecoming Queen in Chapter 8?

2. What happens to Anne in Baton Rogue?

3. What terrible event occurs in Chapter 11?

4. Describe the working conditions at the chicken factory.

5. Why does Essie Mae's mother think the house is dangerous in Chapter 2?

6. What are Essie Mae's initial fears about working in the cotton fields?

7. Why is Anne disgusted with the work at the chicken factory?

8. How does the family earn enough money for new school clothes?

9. Why does Mama need Raymond?

10. Describe Anne's routine in Chapter 13.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine black femininity.

1) In what way could female Afro Americans be seen as among the oppressed people in America in the first part of the twentieth century?

2) How does Anne use her mother's character to highlight the oppression?

3) What difference did Anne Moody make to Afro American women's lives?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss with the students first person point of view. Why do the students think first person point of view is not necessarily reliable? What moments in the book do the students think are not so reliable and why? With the students discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using the first person.

Essay Topic 3

Examine Moody's writing style. How would you describe her prose style? What kind of vocabulary does she use? Does she use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Moody's style give to her story?

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