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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the sheriff say Sue will need to collect her son?
(a) A sheet
(b) A bed
(c) A coffin
(d) A bag

2. Who does Smith suggest he will go to to stop the march?
(a) The army
(b) Whites
(c) Taylor's family
(d) Local government

3. What does the mob light the house with?
(a) Tar
(b) Lighter fluid
(c) Oil
(d) Gasoline

4. What does the mayor describe both himself and Taylor as?
(a) Friends
(b) Old war horses
(c) Personable
(d) Holy men

5. How does Sue try and help her two boys?
(a) Making sure they get enough sleep
(b) Keeping the house tidy
(c) Cooking them dinner
(d) By washing clothes

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the sheriff ask Sue?

2. Who does Sue see when she wakes up?

3. When does the salesman say he will come back?

4. Who does Bonds say the police have put in jail?

5. What room does Booker carry Sue to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sue worry about in Chapter 22?

2. What does Pastor Dan Taylor think about at the beginning of Chapter 17?

3. What does Taylor imagine having the strength to do in Chapter 19?

4. How does Sarah stop her baby from crying in Chapter 14?

5. What problems does Sue have with Booker in Chapter 24?

6. What does Brother Bond say has happened to the Communists?

7. Why does Silas get angry in Chapter 15?

8. Describe the confrontation between Sue and the sheriff in Chapter 23.

9. Describe the confrontation between Silas and the white men in Chapter 16.

10. How does the sheriff break Johnny's ear drum?

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