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

2. What does Papa do when he hears the news?

3. What does Cassie ask Suzella that gets them off on the wrong foot?

4. On Christmas morning, what song does the Logan family sing?

5. As the Logans plan to drive to Stokeville to get information about Stacey, what happens to Mrs. Lee Annie and the Ellis family?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What information do the Logans get about Stacey?

3. 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?

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

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

6. What happens when Mrs. Lee Annie goes to the courthouse to register to vote?

7. Describe the events at the union meeting held at the Wheeler's.

8. Explain why the farmer continued to show disrespect for black people even as he discussed reorganizing the union to include both white and black farmers.

9. Explain what happens when the Logans arrive in Stokesville.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that details the irony of the Bible verse Cassie quoted in Chapter 1 of the novel and her determination to win Son-Boy's prized blue/green marble. The verse reads as follows: "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, or anything that is thy neighbor's."

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about the questions raised in the minds of the characters regarding the injustices that are taking place. What answers are found in the story? What questions are unanswered?

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