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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. When did Cassie’s Grandpa first purchase land?

2. In Chapter 3, how many inches of dust were on the ground before the rain fell?

3. Where does Cassie’s Papa work for the railroad?

4. What are the names of the Wallace men who run the store?

5. What does Stacey use to mark the spot where he and his siblings dig holes on the road?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does T.J. go with Big Ma to Strawberry in Chapter 5?

2. What does Big Ma look like?

3. What does Mrs. Logan do when Miss Crocker tells her how Little Man and Cassie rejected their books?

4. What is the white school and grounds like?

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

6. hy does Mr. Avery come to the Logan home at the end of Chapter 3?

7. Why does Big Ma go to Strawberry the second Saturday of every month?

8. Why does Stacey get whipped at school in Chapter 4?

9. When do the black children attend school and why?

10. What does T.J. admire at the Barnett Mercantile?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

White people thought they were superior to blacks. How did the whites justify their superiority? How did the belief in white superiority translate to mistreatment of blacks? In the novel, did most blacks believe they were inferior to whites?

Essay Topic 2

When they get home Cassie is still upset that Big Ma didn’t defend her in Strawberry. What emotions was Big Ma feeling during the incident with the Simms? What did Big Ma fear might happen if they didn’t do what the Simms wanted? What were some other reasons that Big Ma didn’t defend Cassie?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout Chapter 5, Cassie experiences cruelty and injustice. What types of injustice does Cassie suffer? Why do these incidents bother Cassie so? What does Cassie learn about fairness in Chapter 5?

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