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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. Who returns home?

2. Why does Hager pick up extra laundry washing?

3. Where is Jimboy working?

4. He knew that Jesus was white but what had he learned?

5. "Carnival" begins with Hager and her family splitting up, with some going to the revival and some going to the carnival _____ mile down the road.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sandy think about Jesus? How has he come to this conclusion?

2. How is it revealed in this chapter that class structure and race is important to the people of Stanton?

3. What does Annjee decide to do in "One by One?" Why does she decide to do this?

4. What did Sandy do with his collection plate money? Why did he do this?

5. How does Sandy react to Tempy's gift? Why does he react this way?

6. What is learned about Jimboy and Sandy's relationship from their time fishing together?

7. Why did many black people have to leave Stanton?

8. How does Hager show she is a determined woman in this chapter?

9. How is this a sad Christmas?

10. How do Hager and Sister Johnson view Jimboy, as compared to other men?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Aunt Hager believes that the world only has room for love.

Part 1) Describe the situation in which Aunt Hager mentions this. Why does she believe the world has room for "nothing but love?" If the soul is ugly, how can the world only have room for love? Do you agree with Hager? Why or why not?

Part 2) How can the world make room only for love? Does this take place in the story? Is this thought reflected anywhere in the story? Explain.

Part 3) How is love seen in our world today? Do you believe it is possible for all races and cultures to love and respect each other? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Each of Aunt Hager's children leave her.

Part 1) Describe each of Aunt Hager's children. When and why do they leave her? How does this affect her? How does their leaving affect them? How does their leaving affect others in the story? Should they have left? Why or why not?

Part 2) When do the children return? Why do they return? What does this return reveal about them, Hager, and their relationship to Hager and to each other?

Part 3) Do all children leave their parents? Why or why not? Should children leave their parents and fend for themselves? Why or why not? Do you envision yourself leaving your family? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Most of the characters in this story are women.

Part 1) Why might the author have made most of the characters women? What generalization can you make about these women? What generalization can you make about the men in the story? How do the women compare to the men? What does this reveal about the culture of the time and the author?

Part 2) What might this story have been like if most of the characters were men? Would it be different? Why or why not? Why has the author put an importance and an emphasis on women, especially considering the author is a man?

Part 3) Compare these women to the women in your own life. How are they similar? How are they different? What might account for these similarities and differences? Although most of the characters are women, can men relate to these characters? Why or why not?

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