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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Francie do when she realizes that Jesse does not bring any lunch to school?
(a) She shares her lunch with him.
(b) She tells the teacher.
(c) She brings a lunch for him.
(d) She invites him for supper.

2. Why does Perry come to Francie's house and bang on the door insistently?
(a) His mother won't wake up.
(b) His father has been arrested.
(c) His brother has been shot.
(d) His mother is in labor.

3. What does Francie instruct Clarissa in doing?
(a) Making sweet tea.
(b) Sifting flour.
(c) Setting the table.
(d) Pressing napkins.

4. What do white children throw at Francie at the drugstore?
(a) Jawbreakers.
(b) Spitwads.
(c) Pennies.
(d) Straws.

5. Who is Mrs. Montgomery's niece?
(a) Claire.
(b) Clarissa.
(c) Cecile.
(d) Chloe.

6. Why does Francie not put her shoes on until she gets to school?
(a) To walk quietly.
(b) To avoid blisters.
(c) To not wear them out.
(d) To keep them clean.

7. What book does Clarissa give to Francie?
(a) Vanity Fair.
(b) War and Peace.
(c) The Count of Monte Cristo.
(d) For Whom the Bell Tolls.

8. Who is Francie's teacher?
(a) Miss Lamar.
(b) Miss Lennon.
(c) Miss Lattimore.
(d) Miss Legrand.

9. Who in Francie's family is expecting a baby?
(a) Aunt Celia.
(b) Cousin Maddie.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Aunt Lydia.

10. Why does Jesse continue to walk to school each day?
(a) The truant officer makes him.
(b) He wants to get away from his abusive father.
(c) He wants a better life that an education can give him.
(d) He promised his dead mother.

11. What does Francie withhold from her Mother?
(a) A letter from her Father.
(b) Her affection.
(c) Her grade card.
(d) Her paycheck.

12. Whose face does Francie see on a Wanted poster?
(a) Prez'.
(b) Paul's.
(c) Perry's.
(d) Jesse's.

13. How many shrimp wheels is Francie instructed to serve each guest?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

14. In what state does Francie live?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Arizona.
(d) Arkansas.

15. What does Granny drink when she stops by Francie's house?
(a) Water.
(b) Tea.
(c) Lemonade.
(d) Milk.

Short Answer Questions

1. From whom does Francie receive a letter?

2. What does Francie see Holly Grace stealing at the drug store?

3. What does Clarissa give to Francie at the Montgomery house?

4. What does Francie's mother warn Francie about regarding white people?

5. Who is Perry's mother?

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