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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. What happens to Tommy's best friends while his parents are out of town?

2. Where does Tommy work?

3. Why will Tommy's boss not associate with him in public?

4. Who does a demonstration the same day McKinnon has a march?

5. What does Luvenia say her father is obsessed with?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Luvenia feel about big cities?

2. Why does Elijah think about leaving Glory Field?

3. What are Jennie Epps's plans for the future?

4. Why does Luvenia not want to move to Glory Field with her family?

5. What happens to the ticket money given to Shep to get to the family reunion?

6. Who is Bobby Joe, and what does he do to Tommy?

7. What makes Malcolm feel that he is finally on his way in life?

8. What does Luvenia say the difference between black people and Negroes is?

9. What did Planter buy at an auction, and why?

10. What is a rent party?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

Despair is a theme that is placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role does despair play in this book?

Essay Topic 3

Where does the theme of discrimination occur in this narrative, and how is it received by the main characters?

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