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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. In what city does Anne look for work in this chapter?

3. What kind of job does Anne get in Baton Rouge in this chapter?

4. How is Jennie Ann related to Essie?

5. What kind of factory does Anne work in in this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the working conditions at the chicken factory.

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

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

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. Describe the house Raymond builds in Chapter 4.

7. What happens to Anne in Baton Rogue?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine black femininity.

1) In what way could female Afro Americans be seen as among the oppressed people in America in the first part of the twentieth century?

2) How does Anne use her mother's character to highlight the oppression?

3) What difference did Anne Moody make to Afro American women's lives?

Essay Topic 2

How do Anne's Christian beliefs influence her approach to fighting racism? How does Anne's approach change when she lost her faith?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Moody's writing style. How would you describe her prose style? What kind of vocabulary does she use? Does she use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Moody's style give to her story?

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