View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jeremy's father's name?

2. Which word best describes the friendship between Jeremy and the Logan family?

3. Which of the following is a symbol of freedom?

4. What does the group use as a signal as they hunt?

5. What does Cassie dislike about Jackson?

Short Essay Questions

1. What choices does the group of friends seem to have?

2. Describe Jeremy's situation as of Chapter 3.

3. Describe the friendship between Jeremy and the Logans.

4. What does the Logan family have conflict related to?

5. What does Cassie think about Jackson?

6. Describe Sissy.

7. Describe the awkwardness that exists between Stacey and Jeremy.

8. Describe a theme from Chapter 3 and what makes it a theme.

9. How is dialect used in the story?

10. How does foreshadowing pay off when the group goes hunting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Cassie refer to Solomon as her "Memphis Prince"? How does he compare to the other men in her life? What characteristics does Solomon share with a fairy tale prince?

Essay Topic 2

How are real events used to portray the setting and time period? What real events are portrayed? How are these events significant to the book's plot? What is the purpose?

Essay Topic 3

What is the effect of dialect on the story? What does the use of dialect tell the reader about the characters, setting, and time? How would the story differ if dialect was not used as a storytelling technique?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 681 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample