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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cassie want to do when she hears Mrs. Lee Annie wants to register to vote?
(a) She wants to go along and watch.
(b) She also wants to register to vote.
(c) She wants to talk to Wordell about it.
(d) She wants to talk her out of it.

2. Why do the other farmers have to do what the Turners did to their crop?
(a) They were supposed to plant corn instead of cotton.
(b) Because they are at the whim of white government officials.
(c) There was a miscalculation and they won't receive their government money if they don't tear out the required crop.
(d) They already spent their government check and can't give it back.

3. Why do the farmers form a crowd in front of the courthouse?
(a) They are there because they want equal rights.
(b) They are there to take over the courthouse.
(c) They are there to protest the government policies.
(d) They are there to cheer for Mrs. Lee Annie after she registers to vote.

4. What happens when Mrs. Lee Annie tells the secretary at the courthouse she wants to register to vote?
(a) The secretary calls Mr. Grander who is at the courthouse and he tells them to give her the test.
(b) Mrs. Lee Annie is welcomed warmly and given a quick test.
(c) The secretary calls her boss, Mr. Boudein, who in turn calls Mr. Granger who is upset, but tells them to give her the test anyway.
(d) Mr. Granger is at the courthouse and tries to forbid Mrs. Lee Annie from taking the test.

5. What does Cassie see Russell and Suzella do?
(a) Hold hands.
(b) Cry.
(c) Go for a walk.
(d) Kiss.

6. What happens when Mrs. Lee Annie announces she is going to register to vote in a few days?
(a) The women support her decision.
(b) The men are not happy about the news.
(c) Mama insists it is a big mistake.
(d) Everyone tries to talk her out of it.

7. On Christmas morning, what song does the Logan family sing?
(a) White Christmas.
(b) Silent Night.
(c) Will the Circle be Broken?
(d) Will the Circle be Unbroken?

8. Who have the children been spending a lot of time with since Stacey left?
(a) Cassie.
(b) Mrs. Lee Annie.
(c) Wordell.
(d) Joe.

9. What does Cassie overhear when Papa leaves his bedroom?
(a) Papa talking to the Sheriff about Stacey and Moe.
(b) Papa saying he is going for a long walk.
(c) Papa talking to Uncle Hammer about Stacey.
(d) Her mother yelling at him to search for her son.

10. Why did Wordell kill the cat?
(a) He didn't kill the cat - the dog did.
(b) The cat killed the bird he was nursing.
(c) He hates cats.
(d) The cat had rabies.

11. What does the Mississippi constitution say about mixed-race marriages?
(a) It says that mixed race marriage can only be between a black man and white woman.
(b) It says that mixed race marriages are okay as long as the man is white and he owns the black woman.
(c) It says it is okay for any two people to marry, regardless of their race.
(d) It say that two different races cannot be legally married.

12. What bad news does the family receive in a letter from Papa?
(a) That he won't be home for the revival because he is staying with the railroad to earn more money to pay the taxes.
(b) That Papa would rather earn more money than to spend time with his family.
(c) He is going to a revival closer to where he is working.
(d) That Papa is taking an extra job and can't come home for the revival.

13. From where does Suzella get lessons?
(a) From the Mississippi school system.
(b) From her mother.
(c) From New York.
(d) From Mama.

14. Why does Cassie accuse Suzella of disliking "colored" people?
(a) Because Suzella has told everyone she is white.
(b) Because Suzella's skin is lighter.
(c) Because Suzella tried to pass herself off as white to Stuart.
(d) Because Suzella told her she hates her.

15. What news does Mr. Jamison bring on New Year's Day?
(a) There is a statewide search for some boys who escaped a plantation in Buford.
(b) The Sheriff of Baton Rouge is looking for the parents of some boys who ran away from a plantation in Buford.
(c) He is to receive information in the morning about some boys working on a plantation near Baton Rouge.
(d) A Buford Sheriff is looking for some boys from Baton Rouge who ran away.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is hit when someone throws a bottle?

2. Why doesn't Papa and Uncle Hammer continue searching for Stacey?

3. What does the Sheriff say about the way the landowners treat the cane workers?

4. Why are the three boys picking on Cousin Bud?

5. The Logans begin their search at the Turner farm. What do they learn when they get there?

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