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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 happens to Cassie during canning season?

2. Why does Cassie attack Mary Lou Wellever?

3. What does Papa tell Cassie to do about Stacey's absence?

4. What news does Mr. Jamison bring on New Year's Day?

5. What news does Mr. Jamison bring to the family?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. In the final chapter, what does the Sheriff reveal about why he is letting Stacey and Moe go?

3. Explain what happens when the Logans arrive in Stokesville.

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

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

6. What information does Mr. Jamison have that causes Papa to again begin his search for Stacey?

7. Discuss what seems to happen between Cassie and Suzella after Cassie gets in trouble for losing her temper in school.

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

9. How does Papa describe their family without Stacey to Cassie?

10. How does the ending of the story relate the title, "Will the Circle be Unbroken?"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that will answer the following questions: What was the "New Deal"? What were the Works Project Administration and the Civilian Conservation Corps mentioned in the novel? What were these programs supposed to do?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about the three major themes in the story: family, racism and poverty. How do these subjects relate to one another in the story?

Essay Topic 3

In an essay, describe what Suzella's life might have been like before she came to stay with the Logans and then discuss the ways in which her life changed when she came to live with the Logans. What changes took place within her during that time?

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