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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the family do with the money it earns picking pecans?
(a) Throws a party
(b) Buys a new mule
(c) Goes to a ball game
(d) Buys new school clothes

2. What kind of chicken can Anne no longer eat?
(a) Roast chicken
(b) Raw chicken
(c) Fried chicken
(d) Boxed chicken

3. Who does Anne begin working for at the end of this chapter?
(a) Mrs. Hunt
(b) Miss Pearl
(c) Mrs. Jenkins
(d) Mrs. Davis

4. What kind of job does Anne get in Baton Rouge in this chapter?
(a) A runner
(b) A dish washer
(c) A make up artist
(d) A cleaner

5. What is the name does Mama give her new baby boy?
(a) Joseph
(b) Sammy
(c) Junior
(d) Luther

6. What makes Essie sad in this chapter?
(a) Her father's absence
(b) The death of a friend
(c) A hole in her tights
(d) The song

7. What is the name of Raymond's sister?
(a) Janice
(b) Darlene
(c) Marlene
(d) Freda

8. What church does the family return to in this chapter?
(a) The Sacrifice
(b) Saints and Sinners
(c) The Laurel
(d) Mount Pleasant

9. Who does Anne work for in this chapter?
(a) Mrs. Smith
(b) Mrs. Hunt
(c) Mrs. Jenkins
(d) Mrs. Burke

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

11. What does Anne have enough money to buy when she arrives home?
(a) New school clothes
(b) A horse
(c) A television
(d) Make up

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

13. Why does Anne get fired from her job?
(a) She arrives late.
(b) She smokes in the store.
(c) She lies about her age.
(d) She steals clothes.

14. What does Miss RIce tell Anne about in this chapter?
(a) The treatment of blacks in the south
(b) The birds and the bees
(c) The Civil Rights Movement
(d) Anne's homeland

15. Why does Essie not want to work in the fields?
(a) She wants to read.
(b) She wants to play with her friends.
(c) She does not like getting dirty.
(d) She does not tolerate the heat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the blacks claim the fire was meant to scare?

2. How does Essie impress the white children?

3. Whose house does Essie go to to pick up a letter?

4. What do the whites claim started the fire at the Taplins' house?

5. What city does Anne go to in this chapter?

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