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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. How far does Jeremy have to walk when he meets the Logan children in the forest?

2. Which of the Averys is hauled out of the house, knocked to the ground, and kicked?

3. In Chapter 11 when Cassie can’t sleep, what does she count?

4. What percent of the money that Mr. Avery and Mr. Lanier make on cotton is supposed to go to Mr. Granger in Chapter 9?

5. From whom did Mr. Logan and Uncle Hammer used to steal watermelons?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the Logan children see after they get T.J. home?

2. Why does T.J. fail his final examinations?

3. What happens in Chapter 10 when Kaleb Wallace blocks the road so Mr. Morrison can’t get through with the wagon?

4. Why does Cassie daydream during class?

5. How does Cassie realize how the fire started?

6. What does Stacey do with his new coat from Uncle Hammer?

7. Why doesn’t T.J. get hung in Chapter 11?

8. What does Mr. Morrison do every night?

9. Why do Mr. Avery and Mr. Lanier decide not to shop in Vicksburg?

10. In Chapter 9, what happens when Mr. Logan, Mr. Morrison, and Stacey go to Vicksburg to shop?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the 1930s, blacks are treated like second-class citizens. How does the author show how blacks are treated? In what ways are black children treated as inferior? How are adults treated like second-class citizens? What is different about living conditions for whites and blacks that shows that black people are not as important as whites? In what other ways are blacks of lesser rank than whites?

Essay Topic 2

Most black families, including the Logans, grow cotton. Why is it so important for the Logans to grow cotton? What does cotton symbolize for the Logans? What benefits do the Logans gain from growing cotton? What do most black families gain from their cotton crops? How are the benefits the Logans gain from their cotton crop different from what other black gain from growing cotton?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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