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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 Anne propose they do at the bus depot?

2. How does Anne encourage blacks to vote?

3. What does Anne think the girls on campus are treated like?

4. Who is Anne surprised to see at her graduation ceremony?

5. Of what kind of approach does Anne say she is tired?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Anne's mother respond to her joining the NAACP?

2. What is college like for Anne?

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

4. How does President Kennedy's death affect Anne?

5. Describe Mr and Mrs Chinn.

6. How does Anne's life change at the beginning of Chapter 18?

7. What is the differences between canvassing in New Orleans and canvassing in Mississippi?

8. How are things starting to turn bad in Canton in Chapter 26?

9. How does Anne spend her first paycheck?

10. How does Anne try to make a good impression at her new college?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss differences between the novel and autobiography formats. What are the main elements of a novel? What are the main elements of an autobiography? What can novelists express that an autobiographer cannot? How can autobiographies keep to the facts while still maintaining a level of entertainment?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the story. Why do you think these themes are so important to the story? How does Moody use character and setting to express her themes?

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