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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is it that Little Willie says he heard Moe talking about?
(a) Joining the army.
(b) Heading north to find work.
(c) Finding work in the cane fields.
(d) Going to get a job on the railroad.

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

4. After Cassie vents her anger about Suzella to Wordell, what does he say?
(a) Wordell tells her she is jealous because she is no longer the only girl in the family.
(b) Wordell says she is wrong to talk about her cousin that way.
(c) Wordell says nothing and continues playing his harmonica.
(d) Wordell says it is okay to feel that way, but she shouldn't talk about it.

5. Why do the other farmers have to do what the Turners did to their crop?
(a) There was a miscalculation and they won't receive their government money if they don't tear out the required crop.
(b) They were supposed to plant corn instead of cotton.
(c) They already spent their government check and can't give it back.
(d) Because they are at the whim of white government officials.

6. What does the Sheriff say about the way the landowners treat the cane workers?
(a) He thinks the landowners need to let the workers have more breaks.
(b) He believes the cane workers need to form a union.
(c) He agrees that the cane workers are lazy.
(d) He disagrees with the way they treat the workers.

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

8. How does Mama react to Papa's decision not to search for Stacey?
(a) She is angry and won't talk to him.
(b) She insists if he won't go, she will.
(c) She threatens to leave Papa.
(d) She threatens to take the children conduct her own search.

9. What does Uncle Hammer decide to do?
(a) Search alone.
(b) Return home.
(c) Stay with the family while Papa searches.
(d) Leave his car with Papa.

10. Why does Cassie attack Mary Lou Wellever?
(a) Mary Lou says Stacey is probably dead.
(b) Mary Lou won't tell where Stacey is.
(c) She doesn't like Mary Lou.
(d) Mary Lou talks bad about Stacey.

11. What happens when Mr. Granger tells the crowd that Mrs. Lee Annie is there because she wants to vote?
(a) The crowd is shocked and angered.
(b) The crowd starts to throw things.
(c) The crowd gets violent.
(d) The crowd applauds Mr. Lee Annie for her courage.

12. What does Wordell do while Cassie is sick?
(a) He gets a job to help the Logan family.
(b) He plays his harmonica for her every day.
(c) He cries while waiting for her to get well.
(d) He sits outside her window and sings.

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

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

15. 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 her to chew.
(b) She asks him to cut some gum out of the tree for Suzella.
(c) She asks him to cut gum out of the tree for everyone.
(d) She asks him to let her borrow his knife to cut some gum out of the tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Cassie feel about Suzella leaving?

2. The Logans begin their search at the Turner farm. What do they learn when they get there?

3. At church, it is discovered that Jacey Peters is pregnant. Who is rumored to be the father?

4. What happens when Mrs. Lee Annie announces she is going to register to vote in a few days?

5. As the Logans plan to drive to Stokeville to get information about Stacey, what happens to Mrs. Lee Annie and the Ellis family?

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