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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. For what does Sallie want to thank Norwood?

2. Who is the first-born son of Cora and the Colonel?

3. He knows he is neither black nor white, and he looks just like who?

4. After Higgins and Norwood leave, who enters again?

5. What does Norwood come in and order Bert to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. About what are Norwood and Cora discussing, regarding Sallie and Robert?

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

3. How does Bert feel about his mother's advice?

4. How does the Colonel respond to Sam's question? What does Sam say about Bert? What stops the Colonel from fully processing what Sam has said to him?

5. Who is Sam? What does he ask to Colonel?

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

7. How does Bert respond to what Cora tells him?

8. How does Cora respond to the Undertaker?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Bert is filled with hatred.

Part 1) Who does he hate? Why?

Part 2) What has caused this hatred? Is he able to rid himself of this hatred? Why or why not?

Part 3) How does Bert's hatred reflect that of many African Americans at this time in American history?

Essay Topic 3

Bert used to be Norwood's favorite.

Part 1) Why might Bert have been Norwood's favorite?

Part 2) What changed this? How is Norwood to blame for this change?

Part 3) How does Norwood's attitude towards Bert reflect how he feels about the rest of his children with Cora and possibly his other "darkies" as well?

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