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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. Why do they cancel the union meetings?

2. What does the Mississippi constitution say about mixed-race marriages?

3. What happens during Cassie's illness?

4. What does Cassie ask Suzella that gets them off on the wrong foot?

5. Why does Cassie attack Mary Lou Wellever?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Stacey tell Papa when he writes home to ask about this year's crop?

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

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

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

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

8. What is Suzella's reaction to the news that Stacey has run away?

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a essay on the author of the story, Mildred A. Taylor. What other novels did she write? What series of novels did she write? Where did she get her inspiration? What kind of awards did she receive for her literary work?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

In Chapter 7, Cassie and her father have a long heart-to-heart talk about the differences between the black people and the white people. He comments that he is praying that things will change in Cassie's lifetime. Write an essay describing what the two discussed. If Cassie were alive today, would many of the things they discussed have changed?

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