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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does Francie receive for the extra work she has done at the Rivers' house?
(a) Fifty cents.
(b) A dime.
(c) One dollar.
(d) Twenty-five cents.

2. What is the last name of Billy and Jack?
(a) Bascomb.
(b) Burton.
(c) Bolton.
(d) Beaulieu.

3. What does Francie tell Miss Lafayette when she sees her at the boardinghouse?
(a) She is ready to start the new school year.
(b) She would like some books to read over the Summer.
(c) Her Daddy did not arrive.
(d) Her mother has been feeling ill lately.

4. What type of man does Francie NOT want to marry?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A plumber.
(c) A railroad man.
(d) A butcher.

5. What does Mama bring home one day?
(a) A bicycle.
(b) A big box.
(c) A pink hat.
(d) A kitten.

Short Answer Questions

1. What writing is on the label of Mama's jars?

2. What do the sheriff and his deputy ask Francie and the other children?

3. What is the last piece of mail the family receives at their house?

4. What is the name of Francie's dog?

5. What is at the top of the list of chores that Mama has for Francie?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways do the sheriff and deputy show disrespect to Francie and her family?

2. How do Francie and Prez get food to Jesse in the woods?

3. Explain Mama's characteristics that allow her to take charge and create a new life for her family in spite of all the obstacles in her way.

4. What impact has Francie's father's not arriving had on the family?

5. Where does Jesse say he is headed? What does Francie do to try to protect him for the night?

6. What does Mama's comment to Miss Beach about September foreshadow for the family?

7. What arrives in the mail that lets Francie know that Jesse has made it to California?

8. What impact could Francie's protection of Jesse have for the whole neighborhood?

9. Why is Francie's mother worried about Francie's taking food to Jesse?

10. What does Francie see the Bascombs doing as she sneaks through the woods?

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