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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. When were Mr. Morrison’s parents killed?

2. What is the most important thing that the Logans need to buy before the first cotton comes in?

3. Who fights the fire alongside Jeremy and his father?

4. Why do folks say that Dewberry Wallace is still laid up?

5. After the robbery, how far does T.J. have to walk before he gets a ride?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Logan do when he hears about T.J. and that Stacey is still up in the woods?

2. How do Mama and Big Ma prepare to fight the fire?

3. How does Cassie threaten Lillian Jean when the girl threatens to tell her father that Cassie beat her up?

4. Why does Cassie daydream during class?

5. Who fights the fire together?

6. What does Mr. Morrison do every night?

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

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

9. Why does Cassie think that Stacey feels responsible for T.J.?

10. What do the children like to do in August when it is so hot?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

For Christmas, Stacey and Cassie receive books written by Alexandre Dumas. Why did Mr. Logan choose those books? What do the books represent to Mr. Logan? To Mrs. Logan? To the children? What do the books symbolize?

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