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

2. What do the students find in their grits?

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

4. Which part of Emma's body has been blown off?

5. Who leads the procession?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What turns Anne away from God in Chapter 25?

3. What ruins Anne's graduation?

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

5. How does O'Quinn's death affect Anne?

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

7. How does Emma change after her injury?

8. How is Samuel O'Quinn murdered?

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

10. What happens to Anne and her friend at the bus depot?

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

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 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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