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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. In Chapter 3, after the children get covered in mud because of the Jefferson Davis bus, where does Stacey want to meet?

2. How many school buses are there for the white school?

3. What type of shoes is Little Man wearing in Chapter 1?

4. How much longer do the white students stay in school than the black students?

5. In Chapter 2, what day does Mr. Logan have to leave so he’ll be back to work on time?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Big Ma look like?

3. How does Mrs. Logan get ready for church?

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

5. What is the white school and grounds like?

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

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

8. What does Uncle Hammer look like?

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

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

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 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

Most black families, including the Logans, grow cotton. Why is it so important for the Logans to grow cotton? What does cotton symbolize for the Logans? What benefits do the Logans gain from growing cotton? What do most black families gain from their cotton crops? How are the benefits the Logans gain from their cotton crop different from what other black gain from growing cotton?

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