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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hager asks her how Tempy likes her church. What is her response?
(a) There is nothing "niggerish" about the church at all.
(b) It is no different than the Baptist church.
(c) It is very different and strange.
(d) It is very quiet.

2. What does Tempy give Sandy for Christmas?
(a) A pair of boots.
(b) A beautiful book of Andersen's Fairy Tales.
(c) A new sled.
(d) A Bible.

3. Who returns home?
(a) Annjee.
(b) Hager.
(c) Harriet.
(d) Jimboy.

4. In "School", the summer ends and Sandy has to go back to school to the ________ grade, which was integrated.
(a) Sixth.
(b) Fourth.
(c) Fifth.
(d) Eighth.

5. Why does Annjee have to give up the money she was saving for Sandy's Christmas?
(a) To buy food.
(b) To mail to Harriet.
(c) To pay the electric bill.
(d) To pay for Annjee's medicine.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the storm passes, what has Aunt Hager lost?

2. Where is Jimboy working?

3. Old Sister Johnson had lived through slavery, and after being freed, she and a large number of other blacks started up a town called _____________.

4. Hager is determined to get Sandy through high school and make him into what?

5. What does Aunt Hager think of Jimboy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose of "White Folks?"

2. Describe the relationship between Harriet and Hager.

3. How does Annjee react when Jimboy comes home and ignores her and her cooking? Should she react this way? Why or why not?

4. What are Hager's religious beliefs? What does Harriet think about these beliefs?

5. How is this a sad Christmas?

6. What does Annjee decide to do in "One by One?" Why does she decide to do this?

7. What happened to Crowville? Why did this happen?

8. Why is Jimboy returning home? Does Aunt Hager believe him? Why or why not?

9. What did Sandy do with his collection plate money? Why did he do this?

10. What is learned about Jimboy and Sandy's relationship from their time fishing together?

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