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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. How many hairpins does Mrs. Logan use to keep her hair in a chignon?

2. Where was Big Ma’s father hiding when freedom came?

3. What is Uncle Hammer wearing at the beginning of Chapter 6?

4. Who had come during the summer with an offer to buy trees on Logan land?

5. What was the name of Big Ma’s mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the white school and grounds like?

2. Why is Cassie disappointed when she gets to Strawberry?

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

4. Why was Mr. Morrison fired from the railroad?

5. Describe Mr. Morrison.

6. According to Mrs. Logan, why did Mr. Simms push Cassie?

7. What does Uncle Hammer do when he hears how Mr. Simms treated Cassie?

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The incident with John Berry and his brother and uncle reveal how powerless blacks are. What are some other incidents that show the lack of power blacks had? Why couldn’t blacks like the Berrys defend themselves? Why didn’t the law step in to protect the blacks?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Many black families felt as though they could not shop in Vicksburg. What economic pressures were put upon black families? How did these economic pressures make it difficult for them to shop anywhere but the Wallace store?

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