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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 do Anne's school friends call her?

2. Who does Anne begin to work for in this chapter?

3. Who sets fire to the house in Chapter 2?

4. What color frame does Essie's new house have?

5. What is the name of the new church the family attends?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the working conditions at the chicken factory.

2. Why does Mama need Raymond?

3. What are Essie Mae's initial fears about working in the cotton fields?

4. How does Essie get her name changed in Chapter 9?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the demonstrations Moody describes in the book and examine how impact this event had on the Civil Rights Movements as a whole. What was the public's initial reaction to the demonstration? What media attention did it receive?

Essay Topic 2

How did the Civil Rights Movement improve life for Afro Americans? What was life like for Afro Amaerican before the Civil Rights Movement?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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