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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 is the name of Anne's professor?

2. What day is Anne going to celebrate with Dave?

3. Why does Anne only stay in New Orleans for a few days?

4. What is the name of the couple Anne meets in Canton?

5. Why is Anne nervous about playing for the basketball team?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is college like for Anne?

2. What ruins Anne's graduation?

3. Why is the car ride with Reverend King so tense?

4. Why does Anne stay on the campus after college has finished?

5. What is the Mississippi project?

6. Why did Leonara have to leave the plantation where she lived?

7. Describe Mr and Mrs Chinn.

8. In what way does life get better for Anne on campus in Chapter 19?

9. Why is Anne disappointed with the march in Chapter 24?

10. How has Mr. and Mrs. Chinn's situation changed in the final chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What major events had a profound affect on Moody's life and how did they change her? What does Moody still have to learn by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Write a 500-word essay revolving around the following the following statement: Though the Civil Rights Movement was an esssential part of creating a better life for Afro Americans, in the end the non violent measures lost their impact and a more forceful approach was needed.

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the famous people Anne Moody depicts in the book and examine his/her impact on the Civil Rights Movement.

1) What were his/her beliefs?

2) How did he/she communicate their beleifs to the nature?

3) What impact did he/she have on the Civil Rights movement?

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