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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. Why do Beth and Robert think Bobby may be dead?

2. What was Cindy's reason for getting married?

3. After the incident at school, Robert thinks that his father could be ______________.

4. Who does Robert call in the middle of the night?

5. What help does Beth provide for the injured children in #128?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Beth resist Patty Bancroft's recent recommendations for her and Robert's safety?

2. What does Beth miss the most from her old life as Frannie?

3. What is the story of how Mr. and Mrs. Levitt met?

4. How does a bullying episode at school make Robert think about his father?

5. What prevents Beth from becoming too intimate with Mike?

6. How does Beth respond when Patty Bancroft insists that Beth and Robert move after the television news broadcast?

7. How does Robert react when Beth and Mike begin to see more of each other?

8. Why do Beth and Robert end up having Thanksgiving dinner by themselves?

9. What does Beth wonder about the real reason she has left Bobby?

10. How do Beth and Robert react when they learn that several New York police officers have been killed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the ongoing conflict between Frannie and Bobby. What are the main sources of the conflict? Why does it perpetuate? What does Beth learn about the reality of her life with Bobby as opposed to the perceptions she had held for so long?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the role of the family in BLACK AND BLUE. What does it mean for each of the main characters? How does the concept of family evolve in Beth and Robert's situation as they find other people who fill the typical family roles?

Essay Topic 3

Create a character study of Bobby. What are his physical characteristics? What are his motivations? What are his fears? What are his dreams? What else can you say about Bobby?

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