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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. Who is the oldest Logan child?

2. While the jury deliberates, who sees Cassie and her brothers and reprimands them?

3. What day does Papa Logan take his children to visit the Page Ellis family and Mrs. Lee Annie Lees?

4. Why does Stacey say white men use black women?

5. How does Mr. Jamison discredit Mrs.Barnett's testimony?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you interpret the Logan children's decision to sneak to the trial of their friend?

2. How would you analyze Jeremy Sims' actions in the story?

3. What revelation does Papa have when he describes Uncle Hammer's reaction to finding Jeremy Sim's photograph?

4. List the evidence that should have created a reasonable doubt about TJ's guilt in the minds of the jury.

5. Identify events in Chapter 2 that demonstrate why the blacks have no faith in the justice system.

6. Describe the different approaches of the prosecuting attorney and defense attorney as they question Mrs. Barnett at TJ Avery's trial.

7. Explain why Mama begs Papa not to return to the railroad.

8. Explain whether you feel Mrs. Barnett is, or is not, a credible witness.

9. 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?

10. What is the reason the sharecroppers and day workers want a union, especially an integrated union?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Write an essay about Jeremy Sims and his relationship with the black children, especially the Logan children. Why does he stand out among the white families? Why is his situation so precarious? Which white adult in the story does he most remind you of?

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