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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. On how many previous occasions had ma handed over her purse to someone else?
2. Middle sister is shocked to hear from which character that she has been deemed a "beyond-the pale" (192) within the community?
3. Which element of speech had inspired suspicion in middle sister's mind long before the appearance of the milkman in her life?
4. What word does ma use to describe real milkman's condition?
5. Whose death is revealed at the end of Chapter 4?
Short Essay Questions
1. What significant event happens in a chip shop shortly after real milkman is shot?
2. What change occurs in middle sister's feelings for maybe-boyfriend after the milkman begins to stalk her?
3. Which group had reportedly failed in their attempts to save tablets girl's life prior to her demise?
4. What are middle sister's expectations when she tells longest friend the truth about the milkman?
5. What revelation does ma make about real milkman during one of her breaks from the hospital?
6. Describe an instance when Burns makes a point about how polarization often leads to exclusion.
7. For what reason does the incident in the chip shop happen, according to middle sister?
8. What information about longest friend does middle sister finally reveal to the reader at the end of Chapter 4?
9. What act does middle sister see as the one that would symbolize her surrender to the milkman?
10. Who is ultimately revealed to have killed tablets girl?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Trace the characterization arc of middle sister’s character throughout the novel Milkman. Discuss whether middle sister is a round or flat character and whether middle sister is a static or dynamic character.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Burns's treatment of truth, lies, and hypocrisy within the text of Milkman.
Essay Topic 3
What messages does Burns send to the audience about the theme of isolation?
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