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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Prez and Perry say they did with the jars?
(a) Smashed them.
(b) Threw them in the creek.
(c) Buried them.
(d) Sold them.

2. What did Jesse take from Mr. Bellamy's farm?
(a) A chicken.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Rope.
(d) Milk.

3. What does someone from the search party throw against Mama's house?
(a) A rock.
(b) A beer bottle.
(c) A brick.
(d) A jar.

4. What does Mama bring home one day?
(a) A big box.
(b) A kitten.
(c) A bicycle.
(d) A pink hat.

5. When does Daddy's letter say that he thinks he can bring his family to Chicago?
(a) The spring.
(b) The summer.
(c) The fall.
(d) The winter.

6. Who is the maid at the Rivers' home?
(a) Burnette.
(b) Brenda.
(c) Beulah.
(d) Bea.

7. Why is Mama's pantry not as full as she remembered?
(a) Granny has not replaced what she borrowed.
(b) She had used more for the holiday meal.
(c) Francie's appetite is causing her to eat more.
(d) Francie is giving food to Jesse.

8. What is the last name of Billy and Jack?
(a) Burton.
(b) Bolton.
(c) Beaulieu.
(d) Bascomb.

9. Francie and her mother work for ______________, a school teacher.
(a) Miss Reginald.
(b) Miss Rikers.
(c) Miss Rivers.
(d) Miss Rayburn.

10. What does Francie's mother use on her hair to straighten it?
(a) A blow dryer.
(b) Cocoa butter.
(c) A hot iron.
(d) Herbs.

11. What does Francie tell Miss Lafayette when she sees her at the boardinghouse?
(a) Her Daddy did not arrive.
(b) Her mother has been feeling ill lately.
(c) She would like some books to read over the Summer.
(d) She is ready to start the new school year.

12. What is Mama doing in anticipation of Daddy's arrival?
(a) Cleaning the house.
(b) Baking a cake.
(c) Ironing her dress.
(d) Arranging flowers.

13. What do the sheriff and the deputy help themselves to in Francie's house?
(a) Daddy's cake.
(b) A meatloaf.
(c) Candy.
(d) Some sandwiches.

14. What does Clarissa seem to like about Francie's house?
(a) Good cooking.
(b) Good music.
(c) Privacy.
(d) A family environment.

15. What is at the top of the list of chores that Mama has for Francie?
(a) Wash the dishes.
(b) Hang out the laundry.
(c) Retrieve the glass jars.
(d) Sweep the kitchen.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Francie receive for the extra work she has done at the Rivers' house?

2. Mama tells Francie she wishes for _________.

3. Why does Mama need to quickly leave Auntie's house and return home?

4. Why does Francie suddenly leave work at the school teacher's home?

5. Which of the following is NOT something that depresses Francie at the moment?

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