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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 long does it take the Logan children to walk to school?

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

3. What is Mr. Logan’s first name?

4. Where does cotton grow low?

5. How old is Stacey?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the school bus in Chapter 3?

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

3. What is the black school and grounds like?

4. What does Uncle Hammer look like?

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

6. Why doesn’t Mrs. Logan want her children at the Wallace store?

7. What is the white school and grounds like?

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

9. Why is Cassie disappointed when she sees the new readers at school?

10. What do the Logan children do to the white children’s school bus?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Stacey has a well-developed code of honor, but T.J. does not. What are some things that Stacey does because of his honor code? Does being honorable keep Stacey out of trouble? Who is more honorable Stacey or T.J.? Does being honorable benefit Stacey in the end? How does T.J.s lack of honor hurt him in the end?

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