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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 doesn't Janey tell Miss Bea about the murder?

2. What does Snookum see at Mathu's house?

3. Where did the group of old men walk to?

4. What, according to Johnny Paul, could Mapes NOT see?

5. What days did Mat and Chimley fish on the river?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Mat and Chimley wait before they took action?

2. What was Johnny Paul talking about when he talked to Mapes about what he couldn't see?

3. Who is Janey and who does she work for?

4. What did it mean when they saw dust on the road? What was this a symbol of?

5. Why did Mapes hit the men and what did it mean? When everybody lined up to be hit by Mapes, what happened?

6. What was the significance of the argument between Mat and his wife?

7. Who was Oliver?

8. What color was the dress Corrine wore and the color of the bedspread used to cover the body? Why is this important?

9. What are the Major and Miss Bea doing?

10. What was the significance of Chimley's name?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss man vs. machine. The tractors vs. mules. How had life on the plantation changed due to this invention?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the story of Fix and his men. Had anything changed through the years? What had changed?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Mapes and Mathu. Describe their friendship. Why are they important to their own people? How will their lives change from the events of this day?

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