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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. How many acres of land does the Logan family own?

2. What does Sissy expect as a result of her motivation?

3. Where is Stacey returning from in the beginning of the story?

4. Which of the following do Cassie and Moe discuss in Chapter 2?

5. What does Statler threaten Cassie with?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe one character who searches for respect and how they do so.

2. How does foreshadowing pay off when the group goes hunting?

3. What reaction do the white people in the story have to Harris' suffering?

4. What is the author's purpose in the reverend's death?

5. What is one difference between the blacks and whites in the story?

6. Describe Cassie.

7. How does the rest of the group react to Clarence joining the military?

8. Describe Harris.

9. Describe the relationship between Moe and Cassie.

10. Describe the friendship between Jeremy and the Logans.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Cassie's attraction to Solomon. Why are they attracted to each other? What lessons do they teach other? What similarities exist between them? How are they different? What foreshadowing is present in their relationship?

Essay Topic 2

Think about how each character's future will pan out after the story is over. Choose three characters and analyze what will happen to them after the story is over. Explain why.

Essay Topic 3

What is the historical context of the story? How does the setting, in 1941, differ from the present? How would the story be different if the story occurred in present-time instead of in 1941?

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