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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Essie get chosen to be in this chapter?

2. What does Mrs Burke accuse Junior of in this chapter?

3. Which of Anne's relatives also works in the restaurant?

4. Why does Essie not want to work in the fields?

5. Which of the following rooms does the new house not have?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Anne disgusted with the work at the chicken factory?

3. Why does Mama decide to change churches in Chapter 5?

4. What happens to Anne in Baton Rogue?

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

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

7. How is life starting to get tough for the family?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Moody's character to her mother's character. What are their similarities and differences? What did Anne learn from her mother? How did Anne's mother's situation and personality motivate her?

Essay Topic 2

Why did President Kennedy represent great hope for Afro-Americans? How did his death affect the Afro-American community? How do you think things would have been different if President Kennedy had lived?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the values of 1960's.

1) Why did Afro American politics come to the fore during this time ?

2) What significant changes do you think occurred during this period?

3) Does today's society share any values with 1960's America?

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