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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does F. Jasmin escape the solider?

2. How does F. Jasmin, Bernice, and John Henry know that the last afternoon in the kitchen is over?

3. What type of dress does F. Jasmin plan on wearing to the wedding?

4. What does F. Jasmin say she will do if her brother and the bride do not take her with them?

5. Which character warns, "Sure enough. I'm perfectly serious. It don't do you any good to mess around between Forks Falls and this town. I've seen a whole lot of pictures of Cubans and Mexicans. They have a good time"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does Janice's character play in the novel? Why does the author choose to introduce Janice to reader in the manner that he does? Why is Janice's character significant? Please use specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

How is F. Jasmin 's dream in which she faced an opening door, significant to the plot of the story? Please use specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

How does Big Mama's prediction about F. Jasmin's future regarding the roads, trains, and money, foreshadow what comes later in the novel? Please use specific examples from the book.

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