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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Anne start working for again in this chapter?
(a) Miss Rice
(b) Mrs. Burke
(c) Mrs. Jenkins
(d) Miss Pearl

2. What are the chickens attached to as they go past?
(a) Hooks
(b) Crosses
(c) String
(d) Nails

3. What does Mama go to fetch in Florida?
(a) Oranges
(b) Bananas
(c) Watermelons
(d) Grape fruit

4. Why does Essie stop working for Mrs Jenkins in this chapter?
(a) Mrs. Jenkins passes away.
(b) Mrs. Jenkins moves away.
(c) Anne is fired.
(d) Mrs. Jenkins has no money to pay her.

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

6. How is Jennie Ann related to Essie?
(a) Her niece
(b) Her half sister
(c) Her cousin
(d) Her sister

7. What does Essie's father spend his free time doing?
(a) Drinking
(b) Gambling
(c) Shooting pool
(d) Womanizing

8. Who is killed in this chapter?
(a) Sean O'Connor
(b) Emmet Till
(c) Raymond
(d) Martin Luther King

9. What does Raymond decide to become at the beginning of the chapter?
(a) A writer
(b) An actor
(c) A farmer
(d) A soldier

10. Who looks after Essie Mae and her sister while their parents are at work?
(a) Joe Rogers
(b) George Lucas
(c) George Lee
(d) Abraham Fredericks

11. What does Miss Ola allow Essie to sleep in?
(a) A bunk bed
(b) A four-poster bed
(c) A cot
(d) A double bed

12. Why does Anne decide to work for Mrs Burke?
(a) The family needs money.
(b) She wants to buy new clothes.
(c) She likes her.
(d) She is bored.

13. What sports team does Anne join?
(a) Basketball
(b) Soccer
(c) Football
(d) Baseball

14. What is Jerry accused of doing?
(a) Drinking in a whiteman's bar
(b) Exposing himself
(c) Sleeping with white women
(d) Making obscene phone calls

15. What kind of factory does Anne work in in this chapter?
(a) A chicken factory
(b) A pie factory
(c) A drinks factory
(d) A weapons factory

Short Answer Questions

1. Who buys Essie a new dress in this chapter?

2. What color frame does Essie's new house have?

3. Where does Raymond head to find work?

4. What is the name of the Jenkins' youngest daughter?

5. What kind of dance does Anne perform in this chapter?

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