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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Stacey use to mark the spot where he and his siblings dig holes on the road?
(a) A small tree trunk.
(b) A large boulder.
(c) Pile of branches.
(d) 3 rocks.

2. Which of the children doesn’t climb to pick the cotton?
(a) Little Man.
(b) Christopher-John.
(c) Cassie.
(d) Stacey.

3. What color is Mr. Granger’s car?
(a) Red.
(b) Silver.
(c) Black.
(d) Green.

4. What is Uncle Hammer wearing at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) Black suit and vest.
(b) Gray pin-striped suit and vest.
(c) Jeans and a flannel shirt.
(d) Overalls and long-sleeved shirt.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 4, how many sticks of dried pine does Big Ma throw into the stove?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

6. How much longer do the white students stay in school than the black students?
(a) 15 minutes.
(b) 20 minutes.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) 30 minutes.

7. In Chapter 2, what day does Mr. Logan have to leave so he’ll be back to work on time?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Monday.

8. How old was Big Ma when she got married?
(a) 19.
(b) 16.
(c) 17.
(d) 18.

9. In Chapter 5, what month is it?
(a) November.
(b) January.
(c) October.
(d) December.

10. What are the Logan children supposed to wear to keep the rain off from them?
(a) Calf skins.
(b) Tarps.
(c) Plastic bags.
(d) Rain coats.

11. How much older is Uncle Hammer than Mr. Logan?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

12. What is the name of the Jefferson Davis bus driver?
(a) Mr. Williams.
(b) Mr. Davis.
(c) Mr. Roberts.
(d) Mr. Grimes.

13. What is the name of the white girl that Cassie bumps into in Chapter 5?
(a) Becca.
(b) Lillian Jean.
(c) Mary Grace.
(d) Lizzie.

14. What was Big Ma’s husband’s name?
(a) Tom.
(b) Michael William.
(c) Pete.
(d) Paul Edward.

15. What is the name of the Logan’s mule?
(a) Gray.
(b) Mack.
(c) Bub.
(d) Jack.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time does Big Ma leave for the market?

2. How much older was Big Ma’s husband than she was?

3. What is Cassie making at the beginning of Chapter 4?

4. How many times did Big Ma’s father try to fun away from his master?

5. How many miles does Big Ma have to drive to get to the market?

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