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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the only reason why TJ Avery was not lynched after he was caught?
2. How does Stacey explain Uncle Hammer's anger about the Jacey Peters incident to Cassie?
3. What does Mrs. Lee Annie announce in April?
4. Where is Mama teaching?
5. As Mr. Jamison questions several people about the night of Mr. Barnett's death, the testimonies offered also make the actions of which two other people look suspicious?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the reason the sharecroppers and day workers want a union, especially an integrated union?
2. What is the most important evidence against TJ Avery at his murder trial? Why?
3. Explain why Mama begs Papa not to return to the railroad.
4. Explain why there is more importance placed on the children working than getting an education.
5. How would you interpret the Logan children's decision to sneak to the trial of their friend?
6. Summarize why a sharecropper can never earn enough money to buy his land.
7. How would you analyze Jeremy Sims' actions in the story?
8. Explain whether you feel Mrs. Barnett is, or is not, a credible witness.
9. How would you describe TJ's lawyer, Mr. Jamison?
10. What is the symbolism of Uncle Hammer's vehicle?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the story, Moe Turner expresses his opinion that a good education is the way out of sharecropping. In an essay, explain how the process of sharecropping worked. Where did it go wrong? Who had the power to solve the problem? How could they have solved the problem?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay describing the relationship Mr. Jamison has with the Logan family. Why was he different than most of the other white people?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay about Cassie's enlightenment after learning about Jacey Peters' pregnancy and how this helped to positively change her relationship with Suzella.
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