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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. For how long did Sandy have this illness?
(a) Two months.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Three months.

2. Who did Sandy begin to think was the villain?
(a) His Aunt Harriet.
(b) Pansetta.
(c) The men.
(d) Tempy.

3. Hager dies and a large funeral is held with Tempy's high-class friends and who else?
(a) Hager's friends.
(b) The neighbors.
(c) The family.
(d) Harriett's friends from the Bottoms.

4. What does Sandy's friend say about Pansetta?
(a) She was "not the sharpest knife in the drawer."
(b) She was "easy as hell."
(c) She was "as sweet as pie."
(d) She was "as cold as ice."

5. Hager grew up playing with whom?
(a) Other slave children.
(b) No one.
(c) Her siblings.
(d) The mistress' daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Tempy's employer left her as a token of her appreciation?

2. World War I has started and Tempy is helping out. Why?

3. One day, working at Mrs. Prentiss's, he dropped his broom and did what?

4. To popularize the carnival, the carnival owners place coupons in the paper; if children bring them for "children's day" they can get what?

5. Harriet reminds Annjee of whose great dreams for Sandy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the other major event in this chapter? Are you surprised by this? Why or why not?

2. What did Tempy and Arkins think of their low-class backgrounds? Should they feel this way? Why or why not?

3. What was the worst incident Sandy had to deal with at the hotel?

4. Describe Hager's funeral.

5. What has happened to Hager in "Note to Harriett?" Why might the title be named after the note sent to Harriett?

6. How does Hager support her beliefs regarding slavery?

7. What takes place in the Pool Hall? Why?

8. How did reading affect Sandy? Is this good? Why or why not?

9. What does Hager have to say about the soul and the world?

10. How has Harriett grown up? How is this revealed in what she says to Sandy and Annjee?

(see the answer keys)

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