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

2. 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 nothing and continues playing his harmonica.
(c) Wordell says she is wrong to talk about her cousin that way.
(d) Wordell says it is okay to feel that way, but she shouldn't talk about it.

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

4. Why is Mr. Wheeler organizing a meeting?
(a) To get the farmers to help him build a new barn after his was burned.
(b) To get all the black farmers to form a union.
(c) To discuss how Mr. Granger and Mr. Montier are taking advantage of the tax laws.
(d) To discuss how Mr. Granger and Mr. Peck are taking advantage of the tax laws.

5. Who accuses Dube Cross of helping with the union?
(a) Mr. Cross.
(b) Suzella.
(c) Stuart.
(d) Mr. Wheeler.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why couldn't Stacey and Moe get away?

2. What does Stacey give Cassie before he leaves home?

3. What do the three boys do to Cousin Bud?

4. Why does Cassie attack Mary Lou Wellever?

5. What do the younger brothers tell Stacey and Cassie about their new house guest, Suzella?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Stacey tell Papa when he writes home to ask about this year's crop?

2. Explain why the farmer continued to show disrespect for black people even as he discussed reorganizing the union to include both white and black farmers.

3. How does Papa describe their family without Stacey to Cassie?

4. What information do the Logans get about Stacey?

5. What impact does the arrival of Suzella have on Cassie?

6. Why do you think Mrs. Lee Annie continues her pursuit of registering to vote in spite of the fact that her friends oppose the idea?

7. Explain why the Turners have to tear out part of their crop. Discuss why this is seen as unjust.

8. Describe what happens when the Logan's discover Stacey is gone.

9. What is Suzella's reaction to the news that Stacey has run away?

10. Describe what Stacey says about his experience after leaving home to work in the cane fields.

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