View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Stanton largely has _________ social classes.
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

2. When the storm passes, what has Aunt Hager lost?
(a) Her entire town.
(b) Her house is gone.
(c) Her children.
(d) Her car.

3. Why does Annjee have to give up the money she was saving for Sandy's Christmas?
(a) To buy food.
(b) To mail to Harriet.
(c) To pay for Annjee's medicine.
(d) To pay the electric bill.

4. How does Annjee feel when Jimboy comes home and starts singing with Harriet?
(a) She feels hurt.
(b) She feels happy.
(c) She feels relieved.
(d) She feels anxious.

5. What did Aunt Hager think of Jimboy's letter?
(a) He was teasing them.
(b) He was never coming home.
(c) He was lying and never did any work.
(d) He was very sick.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of the story, what is Aunt Hager desperately trying to do?

2. That day Sandy almost won what?

3. In "School", the summer ends and Sandy has to go back to school to the ________ grade, which was integrated.

4. In Stanton, why was there almost no work for black people?

5. That night the white people came in, evicted the blacks of this town and did what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Annjee react when Jimboy comes home and ignores her and her cooking? Should she react this way? Why or why not?

2. What are Hager's religious beliefs? What does Harriet think about these beliefs?

3. How does Aunt Hager react to Harriet and Sandy going to a dance? Why does she react this way?

4. How is this a sad Christmas?

5. How does Sandy react to Tempy's gift? Why does he react this way?

6. How did Hager believe the blacks should deal with white oppression? Do you agree with her? Why or why not?

7. Why is Jimboy returning home? Does Aunt Hager believe him? Why or why not?

8. How is it revealed in this chapter that class structure and race is important to the people of Stanton?

9. What happened to Crowville? Why did this happen?

10. Why do Tempy and her husband leave the Baptist church?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,056 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample