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

2. Who does Joan work for?

3. What does the farmer do after he rapes the black girl?

4. With what does Keemp impress Anne?

5. Whose famous speech takes place during the Washington march?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Samuel O'Quinn murdered?

2. How does Anne show her strong nature when she joins the basketball team in Chapter 17?

3. What ruins Anne's graduation?

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

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

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

7. Describe the march in Chapter 29.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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