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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. Why does Holly repeatedly send Francie back to the kitchen with her iced tea?
(a) There is too much ice in it.
(b) It is not sweet enough.
(c) She wants lemon.
(d) Her ice is melted.

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

3. What is the name of the cat that scratches Francie?
(a) Princess.
(b) Treasure.
(c) Nuisance.
(d) Salome.

4. What is the ultimate destination of the young woman who approaches Francie?
(a) California.
(b) Florida.
(c) Maine.
(d) Washington.

5. What does Clarissa show Francie in Clarissa's room?
(a) Her books.
(b) Her new dress.
(c) Her diary.
(d) Her television.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city does Francie's father work?

2. Where does Francie work?

3. What sound does Francie hear as she sits under a tree reading her book?

4. What does Francie do when she realizes that Jesse does not bring any lunch to school?

5. Why does Francie have to go to Clarissa Montgomery's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does grammar school commencement mean to Francie?

2. What are some of the cultural differences in Francie's world because she is a black girl?

3. What are some of the elements in Francie's world that are causing her so much angst lately?

4. Why do Francie and her mother have to endure humiliation from white people?

5. Who is Jesse Pruitt? What is Francie happy to do for him?

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

7. Describe some of the things that make Francie's life hard for her, especially for a girl her age.

8. What does Granny usually do when she sees Francie? To what does Mama attribute Granny's superstitious ways?

9. Why do the Butler girls resent Francie? How do they taunt her?

10. How has Alberta disguised herself from her traveling companions?

(see the answer keys)

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