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

2. Where is the Army camp located?

3. What is the name of the school for whites?

4. What does Cassie like about Jackson?

5. What food does the group roast as they hunt?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the friendship between Jeremy and the Logans.

2. How does Statler threaten Cassie?

3. Describe the story's historical perspective.

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

5. Describe Cassie.

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

7. What is Statler's goal?

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

9. Describe one character who searches for respect and how they do so.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the historical context of the story? How does the setting, in 1941, differ from the present? How would the story be different if the story occurred in present-time instead of in 1941?

Essay Topic 2

Cassie compares herself to Cinderella when she is in Memphis. Why does she do this? How is her life similar to Cinderella's? What traits does she share with a fairy tale character? In what ways is she different?

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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