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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Russell call Mrs. Ellis, Mama and Cassie out of the courtroom while Mrs. Lee Annie takes her test?
(a) Because Papa wants Mama and Cassie to go with him to Mr. Jamison's office.
(b) Because Russell thinks Mrs. Lee Annie will be safer with just Mrs. Ellis with her.
(c) Because Mr. Jamison has gotten a phone call from the Buford Sheriff.
(d) Because he feels it is not safe for the women to be in there.

2. What happens when Jake Willis offers a gift to Suzella?
(a) All of the answers are correct.
(b) Papa says Jake is too old for such a young girl.
(c) Papa says Suzella is too young to be courted.
(d) Papa refuses the gift.

3. Who have the children been spending a lot of time with since Stacey left?
(a) Joe.
(b) Wordell.
(c) Mrs. Lee Annie.
(d) Cassie.

4. At church, it is discovered that Jacey Peters is pregnant. Who is rumored to be the father?
(a) Stacey.
(b) Moe.
(c) Joe Billy.
(d) Stuart.

5. After Cassie vents her anger about Suzella to Wordell, what does he say?
(a) Wordell says nothing and continues playing his harmonica.
(b) Wordell says she is wrong to talk about her cousin that way.
(c) Wordell says it is okay to feel that way, but she shouldn't talk about it.
(d) Wordell tells her she is jealous because she is no longer the only girl in the family.

6. What condition are Stacey and Moe in when they are brought up?
(a) Stacey is in better shape than Moe.
(b) Moe is in better shape than Stacey.
(c) They are bleeding and dressed in rags.
(d) Both boys are in good shape.

7. Why does Cassie attack Mary Lou Wellever?
(a) She doesn't like Mary Lou.
(b) Mary Lou won't tell where Stacey is.
(c) Mary Lou talks bad about Stacey.
(d) Mary Lou says Stacey is probably dead.

8. Why do the farmers form a crowd in front of the courthouse?
(a) They are there to cheer for Mrs. Lee Annie after she registers to vote.
(b) They are there because they want equal rights.
(c) They are there to protest the government policies.
(d) They are there to take over the courthouse.

9. Where do the boys have breakfast before heading home?
(a) A local restaurant.
(b) The Sheriff's home.
(c) The Sheriff's office.
(d) With Aunt Mattie Jones.

10. When Papa cries, what does he say he is afraid of?
(a) Stacey may have turned to crime.
(b) They will lose the farm without Stacey's help.
(c) Stacey will never come home.
(d) Something bad has happened to Stacey.

11. What happens when Suzella enrolls in the Mississippi school system?
(a) She is tested.
(b) She is immediately skipped to grade 11 - 12.
(c) She is in Cassie's class.
(d) She is disliked because she is a city girl.

12. What does Cassie ask Suzella that gets them off on the wrong foot?
(a) What is it like to live up north?
(b) What is it like to be white and have a "colored" father?
(c) What is it like to be bi-racial?
(d) What is it like to be "colored" and have a white mother?

13. What happens when Cassie sees Wordell running toward the crowd?
(a) She goes into Mr. Jamison's office to get her father to help stop Wordell.
(b) She goes after him because she is afraid he will start throwing bottles, too.
(c) She goes after him, hoping to stop him from hurting anyone as he tries to protect Mrs. Lee Annie and Russell.
(d) She runs into Mr. Jamison's office to hide.

14. What does Cassie want to do when she hears Mrs. Lee Annie wants to register to vote?
(a) She wants to talk her out of it.
(b) She also wants to register to vote.
(c) She wants to talk to Wordell about it.
(d) She wants to go along and watch.

15. Why couldn't Stacey and Moe get away?
(a) They were too sick.
(b) They gave up because people were shooting at them.
(c) They were too slow.
(d) They didn't have a good hiding place.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Cassie find sick in the forest?

2. What does Suzella do to try to befriend Cassie?

3. What does the Mississippi constitution say about mixed-race marriages?

4. What does Big Ma tell Cassie when she complains about Suzella?

5. Stacey is still determined to get a job, but promises to wait for what?

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