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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, after the children get covered in mud because of the Jefferson Davis bus, where does Stacey want to meet?
(a) Chicken coop.
(b) Tool shed.
(c) Cow shed.
(d) Large oak tree.

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

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

4. How many miles does Big Ma have to drive to get to the market?
(a) 15.
(b) 11.
(c) 22.
(d) 27.

5. In Chapter 5, how many times does Cassie say she has been to market day?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 0.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Cassie’s Grandpa first purchase land?

2. Who is the only white man that calls Big Ma “Missus”?

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

4. In Chapter 3, how long has it been since it has rained?

5. What type of gun does Big Ma keep locked in a trunk under her bed?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to T.J., why did the night riders come around in Chapter 3?

2. Why is there a man-made gap in the forest that the Logans own?

3. In Chapter 4, why does T.J. go back inside the Logan house?

4. Why does Cassie get in trouble at the Barnett Mercantile?

5. What does Uncle Hammer look like?

6. What does Big Ma tell Little Man when he keeps complaining because the black children don’t have a bust to take them to school?

7. What is the black school and grounds like?

8. What does Big Ma look like?

9. What happened to John Henry Berry and his family?

10. What knowledge does Papa Luke have that makes his owners go easy on him?

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