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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. Why were Papa Logan and Mr. Morrison looking for Dynamite?
(a) They were going to have him butchered so they would have enough meat.
(b) They were going use it to blow up Mr. Granger's barn.
(c) Because he is a prized bull and he is missing.
(d) They were hoping to sell their bull to help pay their taxes.

2. Who was Mr. Barnett?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) Mayor of Strawberry.
(c) A store owner.
(d) A high school teacher.

3. What day does Papa Logan take his children to visit the Page Ellis family and Mrs. Lee Annie Lees?
(a) Friday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) There is no way to know.

4. What does Cassie inwardly confess about Mrs. Lee Annie?
(a) They love her apple pie.
(b) They would rather hide from her.
(c) They hate being forced to hug and kiss her.
(d) They all love her.

5. Why are the Logans upset about Joe Billy and Stuart talking to Jacey Peters?
(a) She is white and they are black.
(b) They are white and she is black.
(c) They are afraid the boys will beat Jacey.
(d) The boys are sharecropper's sons and she is the daughter of a landowner.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Uncle Bud offers to leave, who insists that he stay?

2. Mrs. Barnett says the three men were all the same:

3. From where do they all watch the trial?

4. How was Mr. Barnett killed?

5. When the Logan children and their friends are walking to school, why must they listen for the white school bus?

Short Essay Questions

1. Based on what you have learned up to Chapter 6, what problems would you say Cousin Bud faces because he married a white woman?

2. Explain why Papa feels playing marbles leads to gambling.

3. After Papa drops out of the government program, why does he refuse Mr. Granger's offer to pay the added taxes he will now owe?

4. Explain whether you feel Mrs. Barnett is, or is not, a credible witness.

5. Identify the reasons Stacey Logan offers to allow Dube Cross to milk their cow to get milk for his siblings rather than just giving him some of their extra milk.

6. How would you interpret Cousin Bud's reason for wanting his daughter to spend time with the Logan family?

7. List the evidence that should have created a reasonable doubt about TJ's guilt in the minds of the jury.

8. Can you interpret Moe's reason for refusing a ride from his landowner's son despite the fact he must walk an hour and a half to and from school each day?

9. Explain why there is more importance placed on the children working than getting an education.

10. Describe the reason Cassie defies her father about playing marbles.

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