1. Papa looked at the trees
that stood like sentinels on the edge of the hollow. Which of the
following best defines the word "sentinels?"
guards
towers
flagpoles
2. Cassie offers to carry Lillian Jean's
books. What is Cassie's real reason for being Lilllian Jean's
servant?
Cassie
feels bad about the way she treated Lillian Jean in Strawberry.
Cassie
wants to get revenge on Lillian Jean for acting as if she is better
than her.
Cassie hope they can
become best friends.
3. What evidence is given in Chapter 8 that leads
the reader to believe that Cassie is a good student in school?
Cassie
likes to read.
Her
teacher said she received an A on an examination.
Cassie received her
report card.
4. Mama explains to Cassie why she was
fired. Which of the following explanations did Mama give her?
She was
teaching things some people didn't want to hear.
She
didn't like the principal.
She was failing too
many students.
5. Which of the following statements did NOT occur
in Chapter 8?
T. J.
realizes that he and Stacey are no longer friends.
Mama
gets her teaching job back.
T. J. admits he said
something that got Miz Logan fired.
6. Which incident in Chapter 9 indicates that Mr.
and Mrs. Logan value a good education for their children?
Cassie
knows how to measure to tablespoons of flour for the cornbread.
They do not allow
Cassie to skip school to help plow the fields.
7. Papa explains to Cassie that he must work
on the railroad because mama has lost her job and the mortgage and
taxes must be paid. Which of the following defines the word
"mortgage?"
The
pledging of property to a creditor as security for the payment of a
debt.
A container.
A piece of farm
machinery used in harvesting cotton.
8. Papa tells Cassie that they will never give up?
He explains that they will continue to do what they have to do.
What example does he use to help her understand what he is talking
about?
Papa tells
her a folktale that has been passed down through the generations.
Papa
compares the Logans to a fig tree and other people as oak and walnut
trees.
He draws her a picture
of black people and white people.
9. Who went along with Papa
and Mr. Morrison to Vicksburg?
Stacey
Mama
Cassie
10. What happened to Papa on the trip back from
Vicksburg?
He was
shot and killed by Mr. Wallace.
He
was shot and his leg was injured when the wagon rolled over it.
He caught pneumonia.
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