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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sustains life in this small southern town?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Education.
(c) Water.
(d) Church.

2. Why are the Logans upset about Joe Billy and Stuart talking to Jacey Peters?
(a) The boys are sharecropper's sons and she is the daughter of a landowner.
(b) They are white and she is black.
(c) They are afraid the boys will beat Jacey.
(d) She is white and they are black.

3. What are Mr. Wheeler and John Moses trying to do?
(a) Form a union of land owners
(b) Arrange a strike against the landowners.
(c) Form a union of sharecroppers.
(d) Form a cooperative with all the sharecroppers so they will own the majority of the land.

4. How does Uncle Hammer feel about Bud's announcement?
(a) He threatens Cousin Bud.
(b) He laughs at Cousin Bud.
(c) He is angry and calls Cousin Bud a fool.
(d) He calls Cousin Bud a traitor to blacks.

5. What relationship does Mr. Granger have with Mrs. Lee Annie?
(a) He is secretly courting her.
(b) He owns the land where she lives.
(c) He is the Mayor and he's afaid she'll run against him.
(d) He is her neighbor.

6. What does Papa say about laws?
(a) Laws are outdated.
(b) Laws can be ignored if you don't like them.
(c) Laws are made for white people.
(d) Laws are fair to everyone.

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

8. On Sunday morning, what secret does Cassie have?
(a) She has a secret game of marbles planned.
(b) She has a secret crush on Son Boy.
(c) She is going to skip church.
(d) She is going to visit Wordell in the woods.

9. Where is the first Union meeting held?
(a) In the Logan back yard.
(b) In the courthouse.
(c) In the Turner barn.
(d) At the Logans.

10. When the Logan children and their friends are walking to school, why must they listen for the white school bus?
(a) Because the bus driver likes to play chicken with them.
(b) Because they don't want the white children to see them and call them names.
(c) Because they are afraid if the bus stops they will be beaten by the white children on the bus.
(d) Because they must go into the woods to keep from being splashed with muddy water.

11. What does Stacey expect will happen if his Papa finds out he is going to the trial?
(a) He'll likely get a whipping.
(b) His father won't be happy, but he won't do anything.
(c) His father will give him a lecture.
(d) His father will ground him for two weeks.

12. Why does Papa refuse Mr. Granger's offer?
(a) Mr. Granger's name will be on the country records and he could then claim their land as his own.
(b) Papa is very stubborn and refuses to accept help from anyone.
(c) Papa is afraid his sharecropper friends will find out and never trust him again.
(d) Papa doesn't need the help because he is expecting a monetary windfall.

13. What does Cassie think when Papa tells her boys will want to start courting her soon?
(a) She wants things to stay the same and be just friends with the boys.
(b) She can't wait until she begins dating.
(c) She has a crush on Jeremy Sims.
(d) She has secretly been dating already.

14. Who offers milk to the young man?
(a) Stacey Logan.
(b) Cassie Logan.
(c) PaPa Logan.
(d) Mrs. Lee Annie Lees.

15. How large is the Logan farm?
(a) 300 acres.
(b) 400 acres.
(c) 500 acres.
(d) 200 acres.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the subject of the pastor's lecture to the congregation on that Sunday?

2. What happens when Cassie takes a drink from the courthouse fountain while her brothers use the restrooms?

3. What does the county agent, Mr. Farnsworth, ask the Logans to do?

4. What does Cassie inwardly confess about Mrs. Lee Annie?

5. What is the only reason why TJ Avery was not lynched after he was caught?

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