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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 in the box that Mama has brought home?
(a) A new dress.
(b) A pink hat.
(c) A watch.
(d) New cookware.

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

3. 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.

4. Francie sees a photo of _______________ on Miss Lafayette's dresser.
(a) A man.
(b) Miss Lafayette.
(c) A horse.
(d) A dog.

5. Who/what is waiting for Mama and Francie when they return home?
(a) The sheriff.
(b) A letter.
(c) Daddy.
(d) Granny.

Short Answer Questions

1. Francie can tell that Jesse is in the area because the watermelon is missing from the creek and _______________.

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

3. What job does Francie give Prez?

4. What do the sheriff and his deputy ask Francie and the other children?

5. What does Francie's mother use on her hair to straighten it?

Short Essay Questions

1. What preparations does Francie make for helping Jesse after she returns from visiting Auntie?

2. Explain Mama's characteristics that allow her to take charge and create a new life for her family in spite of all the obstacles in her way.

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

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

5. Who is Mr. Early? Why is he so intent on capturing Jesse?

6. What plans has Mama made for the family?

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

8. What impact could Francie's protection of Jesse have for the whole neighborhood?

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

10. Why does Clarissa run the risk of bringing Prez and Perry home?

(see the answer keys)

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