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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. In Chapter 4, what book does Angeline return that she borrowed in December?

2. In Chapter 10, how far past the Smith's place does Cussy see Vester Frazier?

3. What was Doc's wife's name?

4. How long does Cussy know that her father worked 18-hour days to pay for a mattress for her bed?

5. In Chapter 2, if Cussy does not count the courters who did not come to the house, how many have come calling?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Doc say when Cussy asks him to tend Willie Moffit's foot?

2. In Chapter 16, what does Cussy persuade Doc to give her after her first trip to Lexington.

3. What is the schoolhouse like that Cussy visits in Chapter 9?

4. How do the librarians get their books since they do not have time to come to town daily, and where does Cussy get hers?

5. What three things does Cussy get by the time spring comes in Chapter 3?

6. When Cussy is hungry, what does she discover that Henry, a boy from the school gave her?

7. How does Queenie get nipped by Junia?

8. Why is Cussy worried when her father goes to a union meeting?

9. What happens when Cussy refuses to put on an examination gown at the hospital in Lexington?

10. Who accosts Cussy in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cussy and Queenie face discrimination in Troublesome Creek. Why do Cussy and Queenie face discrimination? How are they discriminated against? How does discrimination limit their lives and the opportunities they have?

Essay Topic 2

Pa and Cussy make a bargain with Doc. What bargain do Pa and Cussy make with Doc? Why do Pa and Cussy make a bargain with Doc? Why do they make that bargain rather than going to the law when Vester Frazier dies?

Essay Topic 3

Cussy is considered colored because of her blue skin and Queenie is considered colored because she is Black. What experiences do the women have being colored in their community? Is the treatment they receive racist?

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