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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. Why does Francie's mother decide to not punish her when she sees her in town?

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

3. What is the name of the young woman who approaches Francie?

4. Which of the following does Francie's father NOT mention in his letter to Francie?

5. Holly threatens Francie about ___________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are Augustine and Mae Butler? Why do they not like Francie?

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

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

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

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

6. What is Francie's reasoning for embarrassing Holly in front of her guests?

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

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

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

10. How is Clarissa's room a stark contrast for the way Francie lives?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the greatest lesson Francie learns from Jesse? Is it true that important lessons are also painful ones? What will Francie always recall about Jesse? How was she able to reach out to him that summer?

Essay Topic 2

What is the greatest lesson Francie learns from Mama? Is it that important lessons are also painful ones? What will Francie always recall about her experiences during her twelfth summer?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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