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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 news does Mr. Jamison bring to the family?
2. What do the younger brothers tell Stacey and Cassie about their new house guest, Suzella?
3. When Papa cries, what does he say he is afraid of?
4. What does Papa do when he hears the news?
5. Who accuses Dube Cross of helping with the union?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain why the farmer continued to show disrespect for black people even as he discussed reorganizing the union to include both white and black farmers.
2. Explain why Wordell's comments about Cassie's unkind treatment of Suzella matter so much to Cassie.
3. 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.
4. Why do the three young men humiliate Cousin Bud? Are their actions considered hypocritical?
5. What is Suzella's reaction to the news that Stacey has run away?
6. What information does Mr. Jamison have that causes Papa to again begin his search for Stacey?
7. What are the demands of the farmers who arrived in front of the courthouse?
8. Discuss what seems to happen between Cassie and Suzella after Cassie gets in trouble for losing her temper in school.
9. Explain what happens when the Logans arrive in Stokesville.
10. Describe what happens when the Logan's discover Stacey is gone.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay about the unfair treatment of the sharecroppers and day workers in the novel. The following questions must be answered: In what ways were the sharecroppers and day workers mistreated? Who mistreated them? Why were they mistreated?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay about Cassie's enlightenment after learning about Jacey Peters' pregnancy and how this helped to positively change her relationship with Suzella.
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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