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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 type of car did Ward's father drive when he picked them up from the theater after their cousin passed out drunk?

2. What type of camera did Ward have in "Charles Joseph Martin"?

3. Where did Ward have a boyfriend in "Joshua Adam Dedeaux"?

4. Where did Ward's father move when they moved to DeLisle in "We Are Learning"?

5. How many weeks did the camp run where Ward was a counselor in "Ronald Wayne Lizana"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Ward's father do when Joshua died?

2. What did Ward do after she finished her master's coursework at Stanford in April 2000?

3. Why did Ward pray in "We Are Learning" to move back to DeLisle?

4. How did Ronald die?

5. How did Ward find herself wandering around New York when she lived there?

6. How was Ward able to attend a private school?

7. What would Ward's mother pack for her children when they went to stay with their father and why?

8. What did Ward give up to move to Mississippi and what did the place do to her?

9. Why didn Ward not develop a relationship with any of the other Black students who attended her private school?

10. Why did Ward get tattoos on her wrists?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ward struggled with grief after Joshua died. In what ways did she struggle with grief? Why was it so difficult for her to deal with her brother's death? In what ways was she able to cope with his death?

Essay Topic 2

Ward began her life as a fighter. What type of fighter was Ward as she grew up? In what ways did she follow her ancestors who were also fighters? How did Ward's will to fight and survive affect her life?

Essay Topic 3

Ward uses a metaphor to describe her hometown. What metaphor does Ward use to describe her hometown? In what ways is her town like a wolf and why does she come to that conclusion?

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