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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. Where do the Logans live?

2. What color is the upholstery in Uncle Hammer’s car?

3. In Chapter 3, how many inches of dust were on the ground before the rain fell?

4. Who runs the Strawberry Mercantile?

5. How much is the gun that T.J. likes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does T.J. admire at the Barnett Mercantile?

2. Why does Stacey get whipped at school in Chapter 4?

3. Why is Cassie disappointed when she gets to Strawberry?

4. Why is Cassie disappointed when she sees the new readers at school?

5. Describe Mr. Morrison.

6. Why does Big Ma wish they had more low cotton?

7. When do the black children attend school and why?

8. What is the black school and grounds like?

9. What happened to John Henry Berry and his family?

10. What do the Logan children do to the white children’s school bus?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The incident with John Berry and his brother and uncle reveal how powerless blacks are. What are some other incidents that show the lack of power blacks had? Why couldn’t blacks like the Berrys defend themselves? Why didn’t the law step in to protect the blacks?

Essay Topic 2

Most black families, including the Logans, grow cotton. Why is it so important for the Logans to grow cotton? What does cotton symbolize for the Logans? What benefits do the Logans gain from growing cotton? What do most black families gain from their cotton crops? How are the benefits the Logans gain from their cotton crop different from what other black gain from growing cotton?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 1, there are obvious differences between the white school and the black school. Are the differences in the two schools strictly on the surface or do they run deeper? What are the most striking differences? What do the differences reveal about the relationship between blacks and whites during that time?

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