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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. Why does Cassie attack Mary Lou Wellever?
2. Why are the three boys picking on Cousin Bud?
3. What happens when Suzella enrolls in the Mississippi school system?
4. What do the younger brothers tell Stacey and Cassie about their new house guest, Suzella?
5. What does Uncle Hammer decide to do?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain what happens when the Logans arrive in Stokesville.
2. 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.
3. Why do the three young men humiliate Cousin Bud? Are their actions considered hypocritical?
4. Describe what Stacey says about his experience after leaving home to work in the cane fields.
5. How does the ending of the story relate the title, "Will the Circle be Unbroken?"?
6. How does Papa describe their family without Stacey to Cassie?
7. What impact does the arrival of Suzella have on Cassie?
8. What information do the Logans get about Stacey?
9. What information does Mr. Jamison have that causes Papa to again begin his search for Stacey?
10. Describe what must Cassie be feeling as she watches the impact Stacey's running away has on her family?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay that will answer the following questions: What were the assumptions made by the plantation owners about the blacks in the community? Were these assumptions accurate?
Essay Topic 2
Uncle Hammer's job is a bit of a mystery, yet a few things are revealed in the story about him. Based on the information provided in the story, have the students write an essay about Uncle Hammer and how he has helped the Logan family. Has he only helped them physically? Has he helped them monetarily? What kind of things has he given up for his family?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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