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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. Which famous person has been assassinated?

2. Who does Joan work for?

3. Who leads the procession?

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

5. Where does the NAACP hold a convention on this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Anne encourage people to vote in Chapter 23?

2. In what way are Anne and her friends discriminated against in Chapter 21?

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

4. How does Anne's strong personality help her at her new college?

5. What is the Mississippi project?

6. Describe Mr and Mrs Chinn.

7. How have Anne's ideas changed by the end of the book?

8. How does Keemp and Anne's relationship develop?

9. What ruins Anne's graduation?

10. How does Anne spend her first paycheck?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Moody's character to her mother's character. What are their similarities and differences? What did Anne learn from her mother? How did Anne's mother's situation and personality motivate her?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss with the students first person point of view. Why do the students think first person point of view is not necessarily reliable? What moments in the book do the students think are not so reliable and why? With the students discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using the first person.

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