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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 Betsey begin to go to school with?

2. What solution is reasonable to Betsey when she gets frustrated with her family?

3. To whom does Betsey try to explain that Bernice is innocent?

4. How many buses does Betsey have to take to get to her school?

5. How does Jane act toward the police?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Betsey feel that her runaway name should be Cora Sue Betsey Anne Calhoun Brown? Where does she get this name?

2. How do the children react to Jane's absence?

3. How does Veejay make Betsey feel bad about getting rid of Bernice?

4. What foreshadowing is present in Chapter 12?

5. What kind of connection does Betsey have with Regina in Chapter 8?

6. Why and how has Jane sheltered her children?

7. Describe Susan Linda and her home.

8. Describe Carrie.

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

10. What is strange about Carrie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Betsey become the self-proclaimed "Negro Queen of the Veiled Prophet Parade"? What does Betsey mean in doing so? What does it represent in a view of society?

Essay Topic 2

How does Carrie create routine for the Brown family? In what ways is she good for the family? What about bad for them?

Essay Topic 3

In the story there are several references to musicians, poets, and other elements of culture for the time period. What effect do these elements have? Why do you think the author chose to include these references?

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