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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who kills Emmet Till?
(a) A group of Negroes
(b) A government official
(c) A sheriff
(d) A group of white men

4. What does Essie get chosen to be in this chapter?
(a) Head girl
(b) School monitor
(c) Captain of the basketball team
(d) Homecoming Queen

5. What city does Anne go to in this chapter?
(a) Chicago
(b) New York
(c) Baton Rouge
(d) New Orleans

Short Answer Questions

1. Who house is set ablaze in this chapter?

2. Who does Anne begin working for at the end of this chapter?

3. What subject does Anne teach Wayne and his friends?

4. What does Essie pick at Mr. Wheeler's farm?

5. What does Anne earn four dollars a week doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mrs. Burke react to Anne's comments on school integration?

2. Describe the working conditions at the chicken factory.

3. What terrible event occurs in Chapter 11?

4. Why does Essie refuse to eat Miss Ola's food?

5. Describe Anne's time as a dish washer in Chapter 15.

6. Describe Anne's life when she arrives back in Centreville.

7. How does Essie's family afford to buy her a new dress as Homecoming Queen in Chapter 8?

8. What happens to Anne in Baton Rogue?

9. What does Essie Mae think of the Centreville Bapist Church?

10. Describe Essie Mae's early life.

(see the answer keys)

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