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

2. Who arrives to stop Stuart, Joe Billy and Pierceson from picking on Cousin Bud?
(a) Uncle Hammer.
(b) Dube.
(c) Papa.
(d) Mr. Morrison.

3. 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 watch Mrs. Lee Annie register to vote through a window of the courthouse.
(c) That she may go along to Mr. Jamison's office to wait for information on Stacey.
(d) That she may go along to watch Mrs. Lee Annie register to vote, but she must not say anything.

4. What happens when Jake Willis offers a gift to Suzella?
(a) All of the answers are correct.
(b) Papa says Suzella is too young to be courted.
(c) Papa refuses the gift.
(d) Papa says Jake is too old for such a young girl.

5. What do the younger brothers tell Stacey and Cassie about their new house guest, Suzella?
(a) She is much older.
(b) She is taking Cassie's room.
(c) She is white.
(d) She is beautiful.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the three boys picking on Cousin Bud?

2. What happens during Cassie's illness?

3. What is it that Little Willie says he heard Moe talking about?

4. What does the Mississippi constitution say about mixed-race marriages?

5. Before church, who does Cassie notice watching her cousin Suzella?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the significance of the song the family sings on Christmas?

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

4. What information does Mr. Jamison have that causes Papa to again begin his search for Stacey?

5. News is expected that may pertain to Stacey on the same day Mrs. Lee Annie is to register to vote. Explain what the Logans do.

6. Up to this point in the story, what changes has Cassie observed around her, and why is she so determined to keep things the same?

7. What are the demands of the farmers who arrived in front of the courthouse?

8. How does the ending of the story relate the title, "Will the Circle be Unbroken?"?

9. Why do the three young men humiliate Cousin Bud? Are their actions considered hypocritical?

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

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