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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. What does Papa do when he hears the news?

2. What condition are Stacey and Moe in when they are brought up?

3. What does Cassie want to do when she hears Mrs. Lee Annie wants to register to vote?

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

5. What happens when they take Moe home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Suzella's reaction to the news that Stacey has run away?

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

3. How does the ending of the story relate the title, "Will the Circle be Unbroken?"?

4. Describe the events at the union meeting held at the Wheeler's.

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

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

7. Why do you think Mrs. Lee Annie continues her pursuit of registering to vote in spite of the fact that her friends oppose the idea?

8. 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.

9. What happens when Mrs. Lee Annie goes to the courthouse to register to vote?

10. Why do the three young men humiliate Cousin Bud? Are their actions considered hypocritical?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that details the irony of the Bible verse Cassie quoted in Chapter 1 of the novel and her determination to win Son-Boy's prized blue/green marble. The verse reads as follows: "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, or anything that is thy neighbor's."

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about the questions raised in the minds of the characters regarding the injustices that are taking place. What answers are found in the story? What questions are unanswered?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about Jeremy Sims and his relationship with the black children, especially the Logan children. Why does he stand out among the white families? Why is his situation so precarious? Which white adult in the story does he most remind you of?

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