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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 does Bert try to do regarding his position?

2. What is the real outrage about Bert's behavior?

3. What does Sam slyly inform the Colonel about Bert?

4. Who is Colonel Thomas Norwood?

5. What does Bert believe he should not have to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cora try to do, one more time, regarding Bert?

2. How does Bert respond this time? What is Cora's advice to him?

3. Describe Sallie. What does she do when she enters the room?

4. Why is Bert no longer the Colonel's favorite?

5. What does Cora do after William leaves?

6. Of what does William warn Cora? What does her response lead William to think of her?

7. What is Cora's response to William's request?

8. Why does Bert dismiss their concerns?

9. How does Cora react when she comes down the stairs? How does Bert seem?

10. What does Cora tell him to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cora is changed after Norwood's death.

Part 1) What causes this change? How do other react to this change? Will this change be permanent? Why or why not?

Part 2) What is the author's purpose for the change in this character?

Part 3) How does this change in Cora reflect how she feels about Bert and Norwood? How does this reflect how she feels about her other children and members of the white community? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Norwood treats his "darkies" better than most plantation owners threat theirs.

Part 1) Why does he treat them better? How do they benefit from this?

Part 2) How is this also harmful to them?

Part 3) How is his behavior towards them contrasting and confusing? Why is it contrasting and confusing?

Essay Topic 3

Norwood does not tolerate disrespect from his "darkies."

Part 1) How have his "darkies" been disrespectful to him? How does this affect Norwood?

Part 2) Would you agree that disrespect has been shown? Explain.

Part 3) How would you react if you were one of Norwood's "darkies?" Why?

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