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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. How does Mr. Granger convince the crowd that the union is a bad idea?

2. What does Stacey say about being home?

3. Why did Wordell kill the cat?

4. What does the Stokesville Sheriff say about the two boys he is holding?

5. Why does Russell call Mrs. Ellis, Mama and Cassie out of the courtroom while Mrs. Lee Annie takes her test?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why the Turners have to tear out part of their crop. Discuss why this is seen as unjust.

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

3. Explain why Wordell's comments about Cassie's unkind treatment of Suzella matter so much to Cassie.

4. News is expected that may pertain to Stacey on the same day Mrs. Lee Annie is to register to vote. Explain what the Logans do.

5. Why do you think Mrs. Lee Annie continues her pursuit of registering to vote in spite of the fact that her friends oppose the idea?

6. 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.

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

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about Cassie's enlightenment after learning about Jacey Peters' pregnancy and how this helped to positively change her relationship with Suzella.

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

In an essay, describe what Suzella's life might have been like before she came to stay with the Logans and then discuss the ways in which her life changed when she came to live with the Logans. What changes took place within her during that time?

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