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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. Who is with the Aames brothers when the group is hunting?

2. Who insists that Stacey help him pull his car out of a ditch?

3. What has happened to Moe in the story by the time the reverend has died?

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

5. Who does Stacey bring to his home after the incident in the woods?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Cassie.

2. What is Statler's goal?

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

4. Describe Sissy.

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

6. What is the author's purpose in the reverend's death?

7. Describe the dinner conversation at the Logan home in Chapter 2.

8. Describe the story's historical perspective.

9. Describe Harris.

10. How is dialect used in the story?

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 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 3

Why is the Logan family so concerned about the war? What will most likely result from the war? How does the Logan family cope with the idea of a war?

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