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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 are the Logan children supposed to wear to keep the rain off from them?
2. Where was Big Ma’s father hiding when freedom came?
3. How many school buses are there for the white school?
4. What is the name of the Logan’s mare?
5. What does Uncle Hammer give Stacey as an early Christmas present?
Short Essay Questions
1. According to T.J., why did the night riders come around in Chapter 3?
2. In Chapter 4, why does T.J. go back inside the Logan house?
3. Why does T.J. go with Big Ma to Strawberry in Chapter 5?
4. What does Uncle Hammer do when he hears how Mr. Simms treated Cassie?
5. hy does Mr. Avery come to the Logan home at the end of Chapter 3?
6. What happens to the school bus in Chapter 3?
7. What happened to John Henry Berry and his family?
8. Why is Cassie disappointed when she gets to Strawberry?
9. What does Mrs. Logan do when Miss Crocker tells her how Little Man and Cassie rejected their books?
10. What is the black school and grounds like?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
When they get home Cassie is still upset that Big Ma didn’t defend her in Strawberry. What emotions was Big Ma feeling during the incident with the Simms? What did Big Ma fear might happen if they didn’t do what the Simms wanted? What were some other reasons that Big Ma didn’t defend Cassie?
Essay Topic 2
When both Mr. and Mrs. Logan lose their outside jobs, the family struggles to make ends meet. Why is it so important for the family to have cash? How do they pull together to survive? How does Uncle Hammer help? Why does he help when he doesn’t even live on the land?
Essay Topic 3
Mrs. Logan makes a statement that the whites demand respect, but get only fear in return. What is the difference between the respect that the whites demand and the fear they receive in exchange? Why don’t the black respect the whites? Can respect be demanded to be given?
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