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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. Why did Mat feel good about what they were doing?

2. What did Chimley's wife say when Chimley came home?

3. What did Chimley tell his wife when he left the house?

4. What does Snookum see at Mathu's house?

5. What instructions did Candy give to Snookum about Mr. Lou?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Cherry talk about the fields of cane? What are the fields of cane a symbol of for Cherry's people?

2. Who was Tucker's brother and what was the battle that brought man against machine?

3. What was the significance of the argument between Mat and his wife?

4. Why was Gil torn between love for his family and sadness over their past actions?

5. Who is Janey and who does she work for?

6. What does Janey do when she hears the news of the murder?

7. What did it mean when they saw dust on the road? What was this a symbol of?

8. Why did Mat and Chimley wait before they took action?

9. What was the significance of Chimley's name?

10. What had happened on the river that narrowed the fishing area for Chimley and Mat?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why was Charlie's story of bravery so important to all the black men?

Essay Topic 2

How did Mapes change from the beginning of the story to the end of the story?

Essay Topic 3

What did the Cajuns come to symbolize to the black people on the river?

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