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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 32, at what time of day is the heat already bad?

2. In Chapter 32, what type of dolls do a small group of girls have after Cussy ties Junia up by the post office?

3. In Chapter 24, what does Jackson Lovett have when Cussy sees him near Junia?

4. In Chapter 21, who does Winnie send inside to get the library books?

5. What is the name of Birdie's baby?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Queenie doing in Chpater 36?

2. What does Jackson save for Honey and why?

3. What does Doc say and do when Harriet yells at Cussy when she sees that her skin is white?

4. What food does Doc give Cussy in Chapter 28, and what does she do with it?

5. Why does Cussy decide to quit taking the pills?

6. What does Dr. Mills threaten to do in Chapter 27, and what is Doc's response?

7. What happens when Cussy goes to the 4th of July celebration?

8. What are the plans for Jackson, Cussy, and Honey in 1940?

9. Why is Jackson arrested after his marriage to Cussy?

10. Who is Birdie, and what is her route?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jackson is arrested after his marriage to Cussy. Why is Jackson arrested? What are miscegenation laws? Why does the Sheriff believe that miscegenation laws give him the right to arrest Jackson?

Essay Topic 2

Pa and Cussy make a bargain with Doc. What bargain do Pa and Cussy make with Doc? Why do Pa and Cussy make a bargain with Doc? Why do they make that bargain rather than going to the law when Vester Frazier dies?

Essay Topic 3

Cussy takes medicine that makes her skin white. What disease does Cussy have? How does she hope taking medication will help her assimilate with the community? Why does changing her skin color not help her assimilate with the community?

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