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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 the Sheriff say about the way the landowners treat the cane workers?
2. Stacey tell Moe he secretly likes which of the following?
3. When Uncle Hammer returns for Christmas, what does he do?
4. What does Wordell do while Cassie is sick?
5. How long did they work before Stacey decided to go home?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Cassie was sick with scarlet fever, Wordell played his harmonica for her each day. Discuss the reasons why you think he did this.
2. What is the significance of the song the family sings on Christmas?
3. What is Suzella's reaction to the news that Stacey has run away?
4. News is expected that may pertain to Stacey on the same day Mrs. Lee Annie is to register to vote. Explain what the Logans do.
5. How does Papa describe their family without Stacey to Cassie?
6. What information do the Logans get about Stacey?
7. Why do the three young men humiliate Cousin Bud? Are their actions considered hypocritical?
8. Discuss what seems to happen between Cassie and Suzella after Cassie gets in trouble for losing her temper in school.
9. Describe what Stacey says about his experience after leaving home to work in the cane fields.
10. Why is Dube Cross in favor of the union?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay describing the relationship Mr. Jamison has with the Logan family. Why was he different than most of the other white people?
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 the story, Moe Turner expresses his opinion that a good education is the way out of sharecropping. In an essay, explain how the process of sharecropping worked. Where did it go wrong? Who had the power to solve the problem? How could they have solved the problem?
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