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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 the family not have enough money to buy?
(a) Cotton seeds
(b) More animals
(c) Meat
(d) New school clothes

2. What is Mr. Jenkins' father known as?
(a) A great fisherman
(b) A bully boy
(c) A nigger hater
(d) A liberal

3. Who beats up Jerry?
(a) Anne
(b) The sheriff
(c) The Ku Klux Klan
(d) Raymond

4. What does Essie change her name to in this chapter?
(a) Glenda
(b) Helen
(c) Lauren
(d) Annie

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who house is set ablaze in this chapter?

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

3. Who kills Emmet Till?

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

5. Why does Anne decide to work for Mrs Burke?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the family earn enough money for new school clothes?

2. In what way is life getting better for Essie and her family in Chapter 4?

3. Why does Essie Mae's mother think the house is dangerous in Chapter 2?

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

5. How do Essie's old, tight-fitting clothes benefit her in Chapter 8?

6. What event opens Anne's eyes to racial injustice in Chapter 10?

7. What happens to Anne in Baton Rogue?

8. What rumors spread about who started the fire in Chapter 11?

9. In what way is Linda kind to Essie in Chapter 7?

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

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