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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. Who does Taylor think has always owned the whole world?

2. What does Silas find on the quilt?

3. Who does Sue shoot through the sheet?

4. What does Johnny say he does believe in?

5. Who is at Sue's door?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Taylor say about his past in Chapter 17?

2. Why does Silas enter the room in a good mood in this chapter?

3. What does Taylor say in his speech?

4. What are Hadley and Green worried about in Chapter 18?

5. What does Taylor instruct his wife to do in Chapter 18?

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

7. Why does Silas get angry in Chapter 15?

8. How does Sarah know Tom?

9. What did Sue used to believe in?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine black femininity.

1) In what did the whites oppress black femininity?

2) How did the white man's oppression of black femininity affect black women?

3) How have black women reacted to the oppression of their femininity?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the relationship between education and racist attitudes.

1) How important is education in teaching children about the dangers of racism?

2) How has education played an important part in changing racial attitudes?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the religious connotations in the book.

1) How does Wright represent black people's relationship with Christianity?

2) Why does Sue change her Christian faith for Communism?

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