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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Stacey says he wants to go to TJ's trial?
(a) They say he will be put on trial with TJ.
(b) Mr. Morrison laughs at him.
(c) His parents say he cannot go.
(d) They hold a family meeting.

2. Who joins Papa on the visit to the Page Ellis family and Mrs. Lee Annie Lees?
(a) Cassie and Stacey.
(b) Cassie, Stacey, Christopher-John and Little Man.
(c) MaMa, Cassie, Stacey, Christopher-John and Little Man.
(d) Cassie, Christopher-John and Little Man.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is in jail, accused of killing Mr. Barnett?

3. How does the Sheriff refer to the union that is forming?

4. Who wants to find work so that he can buy milk for his siblings?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Analyze the reason Mama doesn't want Stacey to work the whitewashing job.

2. Summarize why a sharecropper can never earn enough money to buy his land.

3. How would you interpret the Logan children's decision to sneak to the trial of their friend?

4. Can you interpret Moe's reason for refusing a ride from his landowner's son despite the fact he must walk an hour and a half to and from school each day?

5. Describe TJ Avery's predicament in the story.

6. How would you interpret Cousin Bud's reason for wanting his daughter to spend time with the Logan family?

7. How would you analyze Jeremy Sims' actions in the story?

8. Explain why Papa feels playing marbles leads to gambling.

9. Explain whether you feel Mrs. Barnett is, or is not, a credible witness.

10. What do you feel is happening to members of the Logan family because of the upcoming trial of TJ Avery?

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