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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. How does Francie spend her day at Aunt Lydia's house?
(a) Fixing food.
(b) Cleaning the house.
(c) Washing and hanging out diapers.
(d) Rocking the baby.

2. In what city does Francie's father work?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Detroit.
(c) Kansas City.
(d) Chicago.

3. To what does Francie's mother attribute Granny's superstitions?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Ignorance.
(c) Alzheimer's.
(d) Imagination.

4. What reason does Francie give for Mrs. Grace's serving on a budget?
(a) Mr. Grace made a bad investment.
(b) Mrs. Grace is naturally frugal.
(c) Mrs. Grace doesn't like to entertain.
(d) Mr. Grace has put her on a new budget.

5. What is Francie's last name?
(a) Webster.
(b) Weaver.
(c) Wilson.
(d) Water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Francie's mother do to Francie when she learns what Francie did to the cat?

2. Who is Perry's mother?

3. Which of Francie's classmates will not graduate from grammar school?

4. At whose home does Francie work?

5. Where does Francie go when Green's is out of Scooter Pies?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are Augustine and Mae Butler? Why do they not like Francie?

2. How does the author use foreshadowing regarding Jesse's hiding in the woods?

3. How does Francie embarrass Holly in front of her friends regarding the shrimp wheels?

4. What does Clarissa tell Francie that she is working on and what does Clarissa give to Francie?

5. Why has Jesse left school and who does Francie think can help her reach him so she can continue the reading lessons?

6. How does Francie's race make her the guilty one in the situation at Diller's Drugs/

7. What does Clarissa not do at Diller's Drugs that reinforces Francie's thoughts that white people can't be trusted?

8. What is the content of the letter sent by Francie's father?

9. Where do Prez, Perry, and Jesse work? Why can Jesse not take a break to talk to Francie?

10. Why does Francie end up in town on the way home? What does she see Holly Grace doing there?

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