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

2. Miss Lafayette tells Francie that Francie and her family could get in trouble for ____________________.
(a) Making fun of white people.
(b) Not attending school.
(c) Not paying taxes.
(d) Helping Jesse.

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

4. Why does Francie suddenly leave work at the school teacher's home?
(a) She hears gunshots in the direction of their house.
(b) She is afraid Jesse will be caught during a shed search.
(c) She hears the whistle of Daddy's train coming.
(d) She has food poisoning.

5. What type of man does Francie NOT want to marry?
(a) A butcher.
(b) A plumber.
(c) A railroad man.
(d) A teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. Prez tells Francie that Mr. Bellamy looks as if _____________________.

2. What does the sheriff or deputy do that shows disrespect toward the black people?

3. Francie sees a photo of _______________ on Miss Lafayette's dresser.

4. What does someone from the search party throw against Mama's house?

5. What job does Francie give Prez?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has Mama brought home from Green's for herself, Francie, and Prez?

2. Why is Francie disheartened when she sees Alberta again?

3. What does Mama's comment to Miss Beach about September foreshadow for the family?

4. Why is Francie's mother worried about Francie's taking food to Jesse?

5. In what ways do the sheriff and deputy show disrespect to Francie and her family?

6. What does Francie see the Bascombs doing as she sneaks through the woods?

7. What impact has Francie's father's not arriving had on the family?

8. What makes Francie run away from her job at Miss Rivers' home and what does she tell her mother about it?

9. What are the stresses that Francie's mother is experiencing now?

10. How do Francie and Prez get food to Jesse in the woods?

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