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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Sheriff explains the boys were very sick when they were captured. Who took care of them?
(a) The Sheriff.
(b) An old black woman named Aunt Mattie Jones.
(c) A white nurse from town.
(d) The Sheriff's deputies.

2. 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) Moe Turner tells them he hasn't seen Stacey.
(c) Moe Turner is also missing.
(d) Stacey has been hiding in the Turner's barn.

3. On Christmas morning, what song does the Logan family sing?
(a) Will the Circle be Unbroken?
(b) Silent Night.
(c) Will the Circle be Broken?
(d) White Christmas.

4. Why couldn't Stacey and Moe get away?
(a) They were too sick.
(b) They didn't have a good hiding place.
(c) They gave up because people were shooting at them.
(d) They were too slow.

5. What happens when Mrs. Lee Annie tells the secretary at the courthouse she wants to register to vote?
(a) The secretary calls her boss, Mr. Boudein, who in turn calls Mr. Granger who is upset, but tells them to give her the test anyway.
(b) Mr. Granger is at the courthouse and tries to forbid Mrs. Lee Annie from taking the test.
(c) Mrs. Lee Annie is welcomed warmly and given a quick test.
(d) The secretary calls Mr. Grander who is at the courthouse and he tells them to give her the test.

6. Why does Russell call Mrs. Ellis, Mama and Cassie out of the courtroom while Mrs. Lee Annie takes her test?
(a) Because he feels it is not safe for the women to be in there.
(b) Because Papa wants Mama and Cassie to go with him to Mr. Jamison's office.
(c) Because Mr. Jamison has gotten a phone call from the Buford Sheriff.
(d) Because Russell thinks Mrs. Lee Annie will be safer with just Mrs. Ellis with her.

7. What bad news does the family receive in a letter from Papa?
(a) That Papa would rather earn more money than to spend time with his family.
(b) He is going to a revival closer to where he is working.
(c) That he won't be home for the revival because he is staying with the railroad to earn more money to pay the taxes.
(d) That Papa is taking an extra job and can't come home for the revival.

8. When Papa cries, what does he say he is afraid of?
(a) Something bad has happened to Stacey.
(b) Stacey may have turned to crime.
(c) Stacey will never come home.
(d) They will lose the farm without Stacey's help.

9. What does Little Man tell the others about Mr. Morrison while sitting on the river bank?
(a) Mr. Morrison once broke a man's back.
(b) Mr. Morrison loves them all like a second father.
(c) Mr. Morrison was once in jail because of his temper.
(d) Mr. Morrison is divorced and that is why he lives in their shed.

10. What does Cousin Bud tell them when he arrives?
(a) That he and Suzella's mother are getting a divorce and Suzella is going back to New York to live with her mother.
(b) That he is taking Suzella back to New York because he and her mother are going to try to save their marriage.
(c) He is going to divorce Suzella's mother and he wants his daughter to stay with the Logans.
(d) He is taking Suzella to New York so they can go to Time Square on New Year's Eve.

11. What happens on the way to saying good-bye to Mrs. Lee Annie?
(a) Stuart and Joe Billy ask them to pull over.
(b) Stuart, Joe Billy and Pierceson ask them to pull over.
(c) Stuart, Joe Billy and Pierceson run them off the road.
(d) Stuart and Pierceson block the road so they have to stop.

12. How does Papa describe their family without Stacey?
(a) The family will heal and eventually go on without Stacey.
(b) The family is a body, and without Stacey they are no longer complete.
(c) The family will divide without Stacey.
(d) He and Mama will divorce and the family will be split apart.

13. Why are the three boys picking on Cousin Bud?
(a) He married a white woman.
(b) He had sex with a white woman.
(c) He is getting a divorce.
(d) He is from the north.

14. When Uncle Hammer returns for Christmas, what does he do?
(a) He makes hoghead sause and takes the children to chop down a Christmas tree.
(b) He helps the children search for the perfect Christmas tree and makes a traditional meal.
(c) He cooks their traditional Christmas meal.
(d) He helps them decorate a Christmas tree.

15. Why do the farmers form a crowd in front of the courthouse?
(a) They are there to protest the government policies.
(b) They are there to take over the courthouse.
(c) They are there because they want equal rights.
(d) They are there to cheer for Mrs. Lee Annie after she registers to vote.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who have the children been spending a lot of time with since Stacey left?

3. How does Mama react to Papa's decision not to search for Stacey?

4. Why wouldn't the plantation owner pay the boys when they asked to leave?

5. What does Cassie do when she sees her brother Stacey is changing?

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