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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. Before church, who does Cassie notice watching her cousin Suzella?
(a) Jake Willis.
(b) Wordell.
(c) Moe.
(d) A group of boys.

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

3. How does Cassie feel about Suzella leaving?
(a) She is saddened.
(b) She secretly wants to go along so that she can see New York.
(c) She is happy to get her room back.
(d) She secretly cheers the fact that her rival will leave.

4. From where does Suzella get lessons?
(a) From Mama.
(b) From her mother.
(c) From New York.
(d) From the Mississippi school system.

5. 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 once broke a man's back.
(c) Mr. Morrison loves them all like a second father.
(d) Mr. Morrison was once in jail because of his temper.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Papa cries, what does he say he is afraid of?

2. What does Cassie want to do when she hears Mrs. Lee Annie wants to register to vote?

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

4. When Uncle Hammer returns for Christmas, what does he do?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe what must Cassie be feeling as she watches the impact Stacey's running away has on her family?

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

4. Explain why Wordell's comments about Cassie's unkind treatment of Suzella matter so much to Cassie.

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

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

7. What does Cassie remember being told about Wordell when she finds him standing over the dead cat?

8. Why is Dube Cross in favor of the union?

9. In the final chapter, what does the Sheriff reveal about why he is letting Stacey and Moe go?

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

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