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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 do the Logan children start school?

2. What is the name of the Logan’s dog?

3. What color dress does Mrs. Logan wear to church in Chapter 6?

4. How old is Christopher John?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Though they are brothers, David and Hammer Logan are unalike in many ways. Are David and Hammer alike physically or emotionally? In what ways are the two men most different from one another? How do their differences color their reactions to events that happen? Are the men alike in any ways?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the novel, blacks have to endure vigilante justice. Why do blacks in the novel live in such fear? Why can’t they defend themselves? What are some instances when blacks are subject to vigilante justice? Why do whites have so much over blacks? Why can’t blacks turn whites in for brutality?

Essay Topic 3

Mr. Logan believes that forgiveness and forgetting are two separate things. Does Mr. Logan believe that someone can forgive, but not forget? Why does Mr. Logan have to forget things, but yet, never forgive? What advice does he give Cassie about forgiving and forgetting?

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