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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. What type of animal pulls the Logan family wagon?

2. What is the name of the man tending to the store in the first chapter?

3. Which word best defines the difference between Cassie and Sissy?

4. Whose feelings is Cassie scared of hurting?

5. Who wants to join the Army?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the friendship between Jeremy and the Logans.

2. What character(s) foreshadow trouble in the novel's future?

3. Describe the laws in the story and how you think mention of the laws is foreshadowing.

4. Why does Stacey refuse to accept Jeremy's apology?

5. Describe Sissy's behavior after she determines that she is pregnant.

6. Describe the relationship between the members of the Logan family.

7. How does Statler threaten Cassie?

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

9. What does Stacey's truck represent?

10. What is Statler's goal?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are whites juxtaposed in the book? What are the differences between the different whites portrayed in the book? How does the group of friends react to each group? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the setting in the story. What is significant about the setting? Why is the time period so important? How would the story change if it were set somewhere else or if it were set in a different time period?

Essay Topic 3

How is foreshadowing used in the story? What does foreshadowing tell the reader? What are the symbols of foreshadowing in the story?

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