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

2. Where does Jane spend time?

3. Who are the police escorting in Chapter 2?

4. What is Bernice's last name?

5. What does Betsey write on the hopscotch board she makes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Betsey as the reader is introduced to her.

2. What does Jane fear will happen at the demonstration?

3. What is strange about Carrie?

4. Describe the Brown family in the first chapter.

5. Describe Carrie.

6. How does Carrie incite change in the Brown family?

7. How does Betsey try to get back at Bernice?

8. How does Betsey feel about the racism of Susan Linda's mother?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Each person in the Brown family has their own distinct role in the family unit. Analyze each character's or group of characters' role in the family. For example, how does Jane contribute to the success of the family? How does she cause conflict? Analyze the ways in which the other characters do this as well.

Essay Topic 2

What effect does diction (word choice) have on the story? Does it make sense that the author's method of conveying a message is more important than the message itself? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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

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