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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 does Mr. Granger offer to do for Papa?

2. Who set the fire on the night TJ Avery was nearly lynched?

3. Where does the Logan family and Mr. Morrison meet each night after dinner?

4. What do Mama and Cousin Bud agree on?

5. Why were Papa Logan and Mr. Morrison looking for Dynamite?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reasons does Stacey give at the end of Chapter 2 for what happened to Cassie and her brothers at the courthouse?

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

3. Identify events in Chapter 2 that demonstrate why the blacks have no faith in the justice system.

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

5. Explain why you think the Logan children run and hide after they get Mr. Farnsworth's help.

6. What is the reason the sharecroppers and day workers want a union, especially an integrated union?

7. What revelation does Papa have when he describes Uncle Hammer's reaction to finding Jeremy Sim's photograph?

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

9. When Papa Logan is asked to join the union he says he wants to think about it. Describe some of the pros and cons he must need to consider.

10. Describe the different approaches of the prosecuting attorney and defense attorney as they question Mrs. Barnett at TJ Avery's trial.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Uncle Hammer's job is a bit of a mystery, yet a few things are revealed in the story about him. Based on the information provided in the story, have the students write an essay about Uncle Hammer and how he has helped the Logan family. Has he only helped them physically? Has he helped them monetarily? What kind of things has he given up for his family?

Essay Topic 2

In the novel, Mrs. Lee Annie was determined to vote. Using the information found in the novel and the handout copy of the Mississippi Constitution which permitted black people to vote, have the students write an essay describing the conditions placed in the constitution that made voting difficult for blacks. How did she overcome these difficulties?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that will answer the following questions: What were the assumptions made by the plantation owners about the blacks in the community? Were these assumptions accurate?

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