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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 the revival last?

2. Where do Big Ma and Mrs. Logan cut through to get to the fire?

3. How many children are in the Avery family?

4. What is the sheriff’s name?

5. How many days before Christmas does Mr. Logan arrive home?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jeremy say that R.W. and Melvin treat T.J.?

2. Why does Mr. Wiggins want to borrow a planter from the Logans?

3. What do the children get for Christmas gifts?

4. How was Mrs. Logan able to go to teacher training school?

5. What can Cassie smell cooking Christmas morning?

6. How will the Logans pay for their bills now that Mr. Logan can’t work for the railroad?

7. How does Cassie realize how the fire started?

8. Why doesn’t T.J. get hung in Chapter 11?

9. What do the children like to do in August when it is so hot?

10. What does Stacey do with his new coat from Uncle Hammer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the 1930s, blacks are treated like second-class citizens. How does the author show how blacks are treated? In what ways are black children treated as inferior? How are adults treated like second-class citizens? What is different about living conditions for whites and blacks that shows that black people are not as important as whites? In what other ways are blacks of lesser rank than whites?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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