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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. How are Ed's younger brothers different from the rest of the family?
(a) They are albinos.
(b) They are white.
(c) They are Asian.
(d) They are disabled.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Jennie Ann related to Essie?

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

3. What are the chickens attached to as they go past?

4. Who does Essie learn was once in prison?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What terrible event occurs in Chapter 11?

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

4. Describe the working conditions at the chicken factory.

5. How does Anne take her mind off what is happening in Centreville?

6. Why does Anne fear for her life in Chapter 10?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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