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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Essie Mae spend most of her time hiding at school?
(a) The cellar
(b) The bushes
(c) The outhouse
(d) The treehouse

2. Who does Raymond bring to live with them?
(a) Miss Pearl
(b) James
(c) Jack
(d) Davis

3. What does Essie love hearing at Centreville Church?
(a) The radio
(b) The choir
(c) The preacher
(d) The local gossip

4. What does Essie watch the white children doing?
(a) Cycling
(b) Playing ball
(c) Wrestling
(d) Running

5. Who sets fire to the house in Chapter 2?
(a) Essie
(b) Junior
(c) Raymond
(d) Adline

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Essie think her family holds a position of honor in their new neighborhood?

2. Where is Essie baptized?

3. Which of the following rooms does the new house not have?

4. How are Ed's younger brothers different from the rest of the family?

5. What does Raymond decide to become at the beginning of the chapter?

(see the answer key)

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