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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 is Augustine and Mae's last name?
(a) Billings.
(b) Butler.
(c) Beaufort.
(d) Brown.

2. Vell is usually referred to as being ___________________.
(a) Gifted.
(b) Musical.
(c) Retarded.
(d) Artistic.

3. Why does Francie not put her shoes on until she gets to school?
(a) To walk quietly.
(b) To not wear them out.
(c) To keep them clean.
(d) To avoid blisters.

4. Who is Miss Lattimore?
(a) The town librarian.
(b) Francie's godmother.
(c) The school principal.
(d) Francie's aunt

5. What does Francie decide that she wants to buy her father?
(a) Slippers.
(b) Aftershave lotion.
(c) A book.
(d) A pipe.

Short Answer Questions

1. At whose home does Francie work?

2. Who scolds Francie in the drugstore for not answering Mr. Green quickly enough?

3. Who is Mrs. Montgomery's niece?

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

5. Who does Francie see near the river?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Francie escape punishment from her mother for being in town when she isn't supposed to be?

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

3. What do trains represent for Francie?

4. Who is Alberta and how does Francie meet her?

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

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

7. Where does Francie see a "Wanted' poster of Jesse? What does Vell Green tell Francie about Jesse?

8. What do Miss Beach and a lot of other people think about Francie's father?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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