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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 Eugene want to visit the most at the Brown household?

2. Where is Miss. Maureen from?

3. How is Betsey treated by the other students on her first day at the white school?

4. How does Jane act toward the police?

5. What is Betsey's goal in chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What changes does Jane discover when she comes home?

2. How is it demonstrated that Betsey's childhood is falling away?

3. What does Carrie convince Betsey to do?

4. Describe the circumstances surrounding Betsey's first kiss.

5. What is Betsey's life goal?

6. What is strange about Carrie?

7. What foreshadowing is present in Chapter 12?

8. What euphemism is used Chapter 2 and why?

9. Betsey crowns herself "Negro Queen" of the Veiled Prophet Parade. What does this represent?

10. Why is Jane angry with Greer after the policemen show up with Charlie and Allard?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the role of each housekeeper (Bernice, Regina, and Carrie) on the Brown family? How do they change the family? Is she a positive or negative influence on the family? How does the reader know this?

Essay Topic 2

What elements of foreshadowing are present in the story? What is foreshadowing's purpose in this story?

Essay Topic 3

Why is it ironic for Carrie to teach the Brown children manners and domestic chores? What does this tell the reader about the Brown family?

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