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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What awakens Lovesta one night?
(a) A message from God.
(b) A gunshot.
(c) A banging on the door.
(d) A thunderstorm.

2. What does The Committee on Sufferings ban Lovesta from doing?
(a) Making pies for gifts.
(b) Speaking in church.
(c) Visiting the sick in town.
(d) Knitting scarves for the children.

3. How does Injun Jill try to hurt Sammie when he doesn't do what she thinks he should?
(a) She says he was born ugly and will die ugly.
(b) She says that he isn't smart enough to go to school.
(c) She says that he will never have any friends.
(d) She says he is trash just like his white daddy.

4. What annual Spring event occurs in Chapter 46?
(a) The May Day Festival.
(b) A Revival.
(c) Barn Raising Day.
(d) The Easter Pageant.

5. Why is Dencey conflicted about taking Stephen's coat?
(a) It is so old that no one will want it.
(b) It could be given to the orphanage.
(c) The coat won't fit anyone else.
(d) Stealing is wrong.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Sammie after he recovers?

2. With whom has Sammie had a fight?

3. What does Dencey bring so that Sammie would have something new to read?

4. What is the prize for the winner of the corn husking contest?

5. What are Dencey's meals when she is confined to her room for punishment?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why will Dencey be punished for trying to teach Sammie to read?

2. What does Sammie tell Dencey about a fight he has had with Injun Jill?

3. What do Dencey and Sammie decide to do after Injun Jill confronts Sammie about learning to read?

4. What has happened to Lovesta after her years of punishment?

5. Who is Aunt Lovesta, and what is Dencey's relationship with her?

6. What does Lovesta tell Dencey about repentance and what does Dencey plan to do regarding Sammie?

7. What is Lydia's response when she finds that Dencey has been reading an inappropriate book?

8. How does Dencey respond when Sammie tells her that Injun Jill will not let him study with Dencey anymore?

9. What could be driving Injun Jill's behavior regarding Sammie?

10. What is the basis of the silent war between Sammie and Injun Jill?

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