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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. What lesson does Anne take twice a week?

3. With whom does the Guild try and catch the sheriff?

4. What kind of shop does Mrs. Hunt own?

5. The boys say the pond is full of _______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the house Raymond builds in Chapter 4.

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

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

4. What terrible event occurs in Chapter 11?

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

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

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

8. Why does Raymond have to stop farming in Chapter 6?

9. Describe Anne's routine in Chapter 13.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 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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