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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Prez?

2. What does a birth in the family mean for Francie's family?

3. Where does Francie put the cat so he won't scratch her for awhile?

4. How many shrimp wheels is Francie instructed to serve each guest?

5. What does Francie catch a glimpse of in the woods?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Clarissa Montgomery show kindness toward Francie when Francie is baking at her home?

3. Who is Treasure and how does she frustrate Francie?

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

5. How does Francie get back at Holly when she is serving at Holly's home after Holly threatens her about spreading lies about her?

6. How is Francie treated at Diller's Drugs and what does Mr. Diller accuse her of?

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

8. How does the author show Francie's values?

9. Describe the scene in Diller's Drugs where Francie and Holly have an encounter.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the role of black women in the American South in the mid-20th century. What precedents did these women feel compelled to follow? What restrictions did they have? What freedoms did they have that 19th century women did not have? How were their lives significantly more difficult than the lives of their mothers and grandmothers?

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Jesse. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were his dreams and fears? What was most valuable to him in his world?

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of struggle. Identify at least two instances about struggle in the book and then cite examples to support your answers.

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