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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 old was the Logan children’s grandfather when his mother died?

2. What is Cassie making at the beginning of Chapter 4?

3. What was Big Ma’s husband’s name?

4. Who does Big Ma go to see after the market?

5. In Chapter 5, how many times does Cassie say she has been to market day?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Big Ma wish they had more low cotton?

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

5. According to T.J., why did the night riders come around in Chapter 3?

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

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

8. What does Big Ma look like?

9. What is the white school and grounds like?

10. What knowledge does Papa Luke have that makes his owners go easy on him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the novel, the author uses analogies to help explain and describe what is happening. How do analogies help readers visualize what is happening? Why do the analogies make it easier for readers to “see” what is going on? How do the comparisons in the analogies used assist readers?

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