View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Aunt Hager think of Jimboy's letter?
(a) He was lying and never did any work.
(b) He was never coming home.
(c) He was very sick.
(d) He was teasing them.

2. Why were Aunt Hager's services needed?
(a) She was a maid.
(b) She was an electrician.
(c) She was a nurse.
(d) She was a pastor.

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

4. In "Guitar", Jimboy has come home and is doing what?
(a) Playing with his son.
(b) Playing his guitar and singing.
(c) Talking to his wife.
(d) Helping out around the house.

5. Why was Jimboy fired?
(a) The white union members complained.
(b) He was often out of work due to illness.
(c) He habitually showed up late to work.
(d) He was disrespectful.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does everyone feel when Tempy leaves?

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

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

4. What is not clear about Harriet?

5. Where did Harriet and Jimboy go?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Sandy and Annjee feel about Jimboy's disappearance? Why do they feel this way?

2. Why do Tempy and her husband leave the Baptist church?

3. Describe the relationship between Harriet and Hager.

4. How was Sandy's integrated school segregated? Are you surprised by this? Why or why not?

5. Why does Harriet run off with the circus?

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

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

8. How did Jimboy react to Sandy's lying? How did this affect Sandy? Why was he affected in this way?

9. How did Hager believe the blacks should deal with white oppression? Do you agree with her? Why or why not?

10. How does Aunt Hager react to Harriet and Sandy going to a dance? Why does she react this way?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 879 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample