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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. If the Logans have their best cotton crop ever, why are they still worried about paying taxes?

2. What happens when they take Moe home?

3. Why is Mr. Wheeler organizing a meeting?

4. What news does Mr. Jamison bring on New Year's Day?

5. What does Mama tell Cassie when she wakes her up the day they are going to Strawberry?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what happens when the Logan's discover Stacey is gone.

2. Why is Dube Cross in favor of the union?

3. How does Papa describe their family without Stacey to Cassie?

4. What information does Mr. Jamison have that causes Papa to again begin his search for Stacey?

5. What is the significance of the song the family sings on Christmas?

6. Describe what must Cassie be feeling as she watches the impact Stacey's running away has on her family?

7. In the final chapter, what does the Sheriff reveal about why he is letting Stacey and Moe go?

8. When Cassie was sick with scarlet fever, Wordell played his harmonica for her each day. Discuss the reasons why you think he did this.

9. Explain why the farmer continued to show disrespect for black people even as he discussed reorganizing the union to include both white and black farmers.

10. What does Stacey tell Papa when he writes home to ask about this year's crop?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that will answer the following questions: What were the assumptions made by the plantation owners about the blacks in the community? Were these assumptions accurate?

Essay Topic 2

In an essay, describe what Suzella's life might have been like before she came to stay with the Logans and then discuss the ways in which her life changed when she came to live with the Logans. What changes took place within her during that time?

Essay Topic 3

Write a essay on the author of the story, Mildred A. Taylor. What other novels did she write? What series of novels did she write? Where did she get her inspiration? What kind of awards did she receive for her literary work?

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