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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. Sandy noticed that his reader showed black Africans as what?

2. For ________ years she worked hard to support her family and to see Jimboy only a few weeks a year.

3. Afterwards, they had to buy their books and Sandy looked forward to coming home and doing what?

4. Tempy and her husband have done well financially and have stopped hanging around who?

5. What is not clear about Harriet?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did many black people have to leave Stanton?

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

5. How does Annjee defend her decision to go to Detroit?

6. How do Hager and Sister Johnson view Jimboy, as compared to other men?

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

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

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

10. How is it revealed in this chapter that class structure and race is important to the people of Stanton?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The book ends with Harriet supporting Sandy's decision to complete his education.

Part 1) How does the story evolve to this point? Why might the book end in this way?

Part 2) Is this a good way to end the story? Why or why not? If you could change the ending, what would you do?

Part 3) What does this ending say about the purpose of the book? What does it say about Langston Hughes, himself?

Essay Topic 2

Sandy is a good student.

Part 1) Describe Sandy's education throughout this book. Is it adequate? Why or why not? Should he have been placed in an integrated school, even though he was still segregated in many ways from his white classmates? Explain.

Part 2) Does segregation still exist today? Explain. Are all Americans given equal chances at receiving an adequate education today? Why or why not?

Part 3) How does Sandy's education compare to your own? How does Sandy's view of education compare to your own? How does Aunt Hager's, Tempy's, Sandy's, and Harriet's view of education impact you? Do you put as much emphasis on getting a good education? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

A bout of the mumps changes Sandy's life.

Part 1) Describe this event in the book. Why is this period of Sandy's life so influential? Why had this not taken place before? Why does it have such a lasting effect on Sandy?

Part 2) What other events drastically change the characters in this story? Why are these events so powerful? How important are these events to the plot and outcome of the story?

Part 3) What event has occurred in your life that has had a lasting effect on you? How have you been affected by it? How might this one event change the course of your future?

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