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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 was the motto of the organization Jake Blount once founded?

2. What is the Sunny Dixie Show?

3. What happens when Willie and Highboy came inside Dr. Copeland's home?

4. Who is John Singer?

5. Where does Jake spend the second night of the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mick Kelly?

2. Why did Singer suddenly go away during July without warning?

3. What do we learn about the Kellys financial situation in Part 2, Chapter 9?

4. In spite of Doctor Copeland seeming to set himself above the other African-Americans in town, how did he feel about them?

5. What happens to Mister Singer when he realizes his friend, Antonapoulos is dead?

6. What was Mick's theory about the younger kids in a family?

7. Why is Doctor Copeland being forced to move from his home?

8. What generally goes on inside Mick Kelly's head?

9. What happens when Jake's two coworkers make fun of him behind his back?

10. What changed about Biff Brannon's feelings for Mick?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Evaluate Jake Blount's statement, "The old cow grazes all over--in the south, the west, the north, and the east. But she's milked in just one place." What did he mean by this analogy?

Essay Topic 2

What is the difference between this Southern town and Northern towns of equal size? Does the location of the story make a difference in this story? Why? How would the story change if it took place in a different location? What would be lost from the story?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Portia's relationship with the Kelly family. Based on what Portia tells her father about them, does she feel like more than an employee? If so, do the Kellys treat her strictly as an employee, or as a friend? If there is friendship, is it one sided? Is it stronger with some of the family than others? What does this tell readers about Portia's character?

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