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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. What happens when Mr. Granger tells the crowd that Mrs. Lee Annie is there because she wants to vote?
(a) The crowd is shocked and angered.
(b) The crowd gets violent.
(c) The crowd applauds Mr. Lee Annie for her courage.
(d) The crowd starts to throw things.

2. Why do the other farmers have to do what the Turners did to their crop?
(a) There was a miscalculation and they won't receive their government money if they don't tear out the required crop.
(b) Because they are at the whim of white government officials.
(c) They already spent their government check and can't give it back.
(d) They were supposed to plant corn instead of cotton.

3. What does Cassie remember Mrs. Lee Annie telling her about Wordell?
(a) Wordell has a big heart.
(b) Wordell protects the things he loves.
(c) Wordell is in love with Cassie.
(d) Wordell could be dangerous.

4. What does Mama tell Cassie when she wakes her up the day they are going to Strawberry?
(a) That she may go along to watch Mrs. Lee Annie register to vote, but she must not say anything.
(b) That she may watch Mrs. Lee Annie register to vote through a window of the courthouse.
(c) That she may go along to Mr. Jamison's office to wait for information on Stacey.
(d) That she must babysit her younger brothers while everyone is in Strawberry.

5. What happens to Cassie during canning season?
(a) She gets sick with scarlet fever.
(b) She learns how to do the canning.
(c) She burns herself.
(d) She can't help because she misses Stacey so much.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who accuses Dube Cross of helping with the union?

2. What does the Sheriff say about the way the landowners treat the cane workers?

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

4. What does Little Man tell the others about Mr. Morrison while sitting on the river bank?

5. What does Wordell do while Cassie is sick?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why the Turners have to tear out part of their crop. Discuss why this is seen as unjust.

2. What happens when Mrs. Lee Annie goes to the courthouse to register to vote?

3. Up to this point in the story, what changes has Cassie observed around her, and why is she so determined to keep things the same?

4. Describe what happens when the Logan's discover Stacey is gone.

5. Why do the three young men humiliate Cousin Bud? Are their actions considered hypocritical?

6. Why do you think Mrs. Lee Annie continues her pursuit of registering to vote in spite of the fact that her friends oppose the idea?

7. Why is Dube Cross in favor of the union?

8. What are the demands of the farmers who arrived in front of the courthouse?

9. What is the significance of the song the family sings on Christmas?

10. List several of the reasons Stacey wants to get a job, even if doing so is against the wishes of his family.

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