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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. Who does Cassie see outside her classroom window when she is trying to put paper in the window to stop the draft?

2. What percent of the money that Mr. Avery and Mr. Lanier make on cotton is supposed to go to Mr. Granger in Chapter 9?

3. While T.J. is being interrogated, how many more cars arrive at the Avery place?

4. Where do Big Ma and Mrs. Logan cut through to get to the fire?

5. How many days before Christmas does Mr. Logan arrive home?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jeremy say that R.W. and Melvin treat T.J.?

2. Why does Cassie daydream during class?

3. How does Cassie realize how the fire started?

4. What can Cassie smell cooking Christmas morning?

5. Why doesn’t T.J. get hung in Chapter 11?

6. In Chapter 9, why does Mr. Jamison come to talk to Mr. Logan?

7. What does Jeremy say about the fire?

8. How do Mama and Big Ma prepare to fight the fire?

9. What does Mr. Logan do when he hears about T.J. and that Stacey is still up in the woods?

10. What happened to T.J.?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Thunder and storms occur in the novel during times of conflict. How often does a thunderstorm occur during a time of crisis? What does thunder symbolize in the novel? Does thunder sometimes foreshadow events to come? What does the title of the novel mean?

Essay Topic 2

Mrs. Logan was fired from her teaching job. On the surface, what appeared to be reasons why the members of the school board fired her? What underlying reasons might have contributed to her losing her job? Was T.J. totally responsible for the board’s investigation?

Essay Topic 3

Once a year, the church holds a week-long revival. Why is a revival an important part of the calendar year? How do revivals boost morale? What other benefits are seen from revivals?

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