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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 decision does Papa Logan make that upsets his wife?
2. How does Uncle Hammer feel about Bud's announcement?
3. Who is in jail, accused of killing Mr. Barnett?
4. Who offers milk to the young man?
5. Where is Joe at the end of Chapter One?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the most important evidence against TJ Avery at his murder trial? Why?
2. 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?
3. What reasons does Stacey give at the end of Chapter 2 for what happened to Cassie and her brothers at the courthouse?
4. What do you feel is happening to members of the Logan family because of the upcoming trial of TJ Avery?
5. List the evidence that should have created a reasonable doubt about TJ's guilt in the minds of the jury.
6. Explain why Papa feels playing marbles leads to gambling.
7. What revelation does Papa have when he describes Uncle Hammer's reaction to finding Jeremy Sim's photograph?
8. How would you interpret Cousin Bud's reason for wanting his daughter to spend time with the Logan family?
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 about how the sharecroppers, day workers and poor farmers survived in the novel. In what ways did each family member contribute? What contributions were made by the youngest and oldest members of each family?
Essay Topic 3
In Chapter 7, Cassie and her father have a long heart-to-heart talk about the differences between the black people and the white people. He comments that he is praying that things will change in Cassie's lifetime. Write an essay describing what the two discussed. If Cassie were alive today, would many of the things they discussed have changed?
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