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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 does the mob light the house with?

2. What party is Booker a member of?

3. Where does Sarah run to in this section?

4. What room does Booker carry Sue to?

5. What is the only thing Sue can see in the distance?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sue see when she first gains consciousness?

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

3. What idea does Sue have in Chapter 25?

4. What conflict does Sue have in Chapter 25?

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

6. What does Sarah think about on the hillside?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the relationship between Communism and Christianity.

1) In what way is Communism the opposite of Christianity?

2) Why does Wright show Communism as a forward move for black people?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Wright's writing style. How would you describe his prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Wright's style give to his story?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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