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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cousin Bud say after Uncle Hammer berates him?
(a) He says that Uncle Hammer is right.
(b) He should never have dated a women from New York.
(c) He should never have told them his secret.
(d) He says Uncle Hammer is the fool.

2. Who does Mr. Farnsworth say beat him up?
(a) Strangers.
(b) Papa and Uncle Hammer.
(c) White men.
(d) Black men.

3. What does Mr. Morrison do for the Logans?
(a) He is their guest.
(b) He is their driver.
(c) He is a farm hand.
(d) He babysits the children when the parents go out.

4. Who set the fire on the night TJ Avery was nearly lynched?
(a) Papa Logan.
(b) TJ Avery.
(c) Stacey Logan.
(d) Cassie Logan.

5. Who wants to find work so that he can buy milk for his siblings?
(a) Maynard Wiggins.
(b) Little Man.
(c) Dube Cross.
(d) Moe Turner.

6. How does the Sheriff refer to the union that is forming?
(a) A negro conspiracy.
(b) An illegal activity.
(c) A socialist conspiracy.
(d) A big mistake.

7. After receiving a copy of the Mississippi constitution, what does Mrs. Lee Annie decide she wants to do?
(a) Vote.
(b) Learn to read.
(c) Memorize the constitution.
(d) Visit the state capitol.

8. Who is the oldest Logan child?
(a) Little Man.
(b) Christopher-John.
(c) Stacey.
(d) Cassie.

9. What decision does Papa Logan make that upsets his wife?
(a) He is going to join the union.
(b) He is going back to work for the railroad.
(c) He is going to sell some acreage to Mr. Granger.
(d) He is going to sell the farm.

10. Where is Joe at the end of Chapter One?
(a) They send out a search party.
(b) He is chased into the woods.
(c) He is arrested for attempted murder.
(d) He follows Wordell into the woods.

11. Why is Mr. Jamison the victim of vandalism and threats?
(a) Because the black community hates him.
(b) Because no one likes a black lawyer.
(c) Because he is an outsider.
(d) Because he is a white lawyer representing a black man.

12. Who is driving the bright yellow Ford?
(a) Cousin Wiggins.
(b) Uncle Dube.
(c) Mr. Hammer.
(d) Uncle Hammer.

13. Why does Stacey say white men use black women?
(a) Because you can't trust a white man.
(b) Because white men do not respect black women.
(c) Because he is jealous of white men.
(d) Because white men are all trouble-makers.

14. Why don't they think TJ will have a fair trial?
(a) No jury will believe a black man over a white man.
(b) All of the above.
(c) They have no faith in the justice system.
(d) They have a difficult judge for the trial.

15. What does Mama tell Cassie when she is told about the TJ's trial?
(a) They should organize another boycott.
(b) TJ has a great lawyer and will likely get off.
(c) If you do the crime you should do the time.
(d) He will likely be hanged.

Short Answer Questions

1. What wasn't Mrs. Barnett wearing the night her husband was killed?

2. What day does Papa Logan take his children to visit the Page Ellis family and Mrs. Lee Annie Lees?

3. Who returns home wearing an Army uniform?

4. How did the Logan family come to own their land?

5. What is the consequence of Papa's decision to quit the government program?

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