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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cassie ask Stacey when she finds the sweet gum tree?
(a) She asks him to cut some gum out of the tree for Suzella.
(b) She asks him to let her borrow his knife to cut some gum out of the tree.
(c) She asks him to cut some gum out of the tree for her to chew.
(d) She asks him to cut gum out of the tree for everyone.

2. Stacey is still determined to get a job, but promises to wait for what?
(a) Until he can convince his mother it is in the best interest of the family.
(b) Until he can come up with a good cover story.
(c) To talk to his father when he returns home for the revival.
(d) Until he can find a job closer to home.

3. Why do they cancel the union meetings?
(a) Mr. Wheeler is murdered.
(b) Dube and Russell suggest it would be safer for everyone.
(c) John Moses is found dead.
(d) There is too much farm work to do.

4. When Russell and Dube go to the meeting, what do they witness the "night men" doing?
(a) Joining the meeting.
(b) Beating all the black farmers at the meeting.
(c) Burning down the Wheeler barn.
(d) Burning down the Wheeler house.

5. Before church, who does Cassie notice watching her cousin Suzella?
(a) A group of boys.
(b) Jake Willis.
(c) Wordell.
(d) Moe.

6. What does Cassie want to do when she hears Mrs. Lee Annie wants to register to vote?
(a) She wants to go along and watch.
(b) She wants to talk her out of it.
(c) She wants to talk to Wordell about it.
(d) She also wants to register to vote.

7. What does the Mississippi constitution say about mixed-race marriages?
(a) It says that mixed race marriage can only be between a black man and white woman.
(b) It says it is okay for any two people to marry, regardless of their race.
(c) It says that mixed race marriages are okay as long as the man is white and he owns the black woman.
(d) It say that two different races cannot be legally married.

8. What happens when they take Moe home?
(a) The Turners are angry with Moe for leaving.
(b) Cassie stays to help take care of Moe.
(c) No one is home so they take Moe into the house and leave.
(d) The Logans witness his reunion with his family.

9. What does Mama tell Cassie when she wakes her up the day they are going to Strawberry?
(a) That she must babysit her younger brothers while everyone is in Strawberry.
(b) That she may go along to watch Mrs. Lee Annie register to vote, but she must not say anything.
(c) That she may go along to Mr. Jamison's office to wait for information on Stacey.
(d) That she may watch Mrs. Lee Annie register to vote through a window of the courthouse.

10. As the Logans plan to drive to Stokeville to get information about Stacey, what happens to Mrs. Lee Annie and the Ellis family?
(a) Mr. Granger tells them they must vacate his land by the next morning.
(b) Mrs. Lee Annie and the Ellis's decide to leave Mr. Granger's land because he is so unfair to them.
(c) Mrs. Lee Annie and the Ellis's have to hide until the election, then they will all vote.
(d) Mrs. Lee Annie and the Ellis's wish the Logans luck finding Stacey.

11. Who joins Papa when he returns from the railroad to search for Stacey?
(a) The entire Logan family.
(b) Cassie.
(c) Mama.
(d) Uncle Hammer.

12. What happened to the boy who died?
(a) An alligator got him as they crossed the swamp.
(b) He died of diptheria.
(c) He got caught in a beaver trap.
(d) He was shot by hunters.

13. What does Stacey give Cassie before he leaves home?
(a) His promise to spend more time with her.
(b) A good-bye note.
(c) His knife.
(d) His share of the cotton money.

14. How long did they work before Stacey decided to go home?
(a) 120 days.
(b) Six months.
(c) Ten weeks.
(d) Fifteen weeks.

15. The Logans begin their search at the Turner farm. What do they learn when they get there?
(a) Stacey and Moe went to the construction site of the new hospital for work.
(b) Stacey has been hiding in the Turner's barn.
(c) Moe Turner tells them he hasn't seen Stacey.
(d) Moe Turner is also missing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cousin Bud tell them when he arrives?

2. What does Cassie ask Suzella that gets them off on the wrong foot?

3. Who does Cassie find sick in the forest?

4. What happens when Suzella enrolls in the Mississippi school system?

5. What does Stacey say about being home?

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