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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. What does Francie's mother tell her about Jesse?

2. What does Miss Mabel ask Francie to buy for her?

3. What reason does Francie give for Mrs. Grace's serving on a budget?

4. What is Francie's mother doing in town when Francie sees her?

5. Clarissa tells Francie that she is ____________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are some of the elements in Francie's world that are causing her so much angst lately?

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

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

5. What are some of the cultural differences in Francie's world because she is a black girl?

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

7. What does Mama tell Francie when she is concerned about Jesse's welfare?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Francie. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were her dreams and fears? What was most valuable to her in her world?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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