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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 is the name of Robert's mother?

2. Why does Andy say Joe doesn't have a gang?

3. What is Mr. Calvert's latest hobby?

4. What is the chef at the restaurant getting for Andy?

5. What does Glynn's father write on the side?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Ginny think the people at her school were stupid?

2. What frustrations does Ginny vent when she goes on a walk with Wendy?

3. What did Ginny think a death bed was as a child?

4. Why does Andy say he got the sack from the Castle restaurant?

5. What does Ginny remember about her grandparents?

6. What does Andy say he identifies as?

7. What does Andy say about Joe Chicago?

8. Why does Ginny like Rhiannon's parents so much?

9. What is Ginny's job at the Yacht Club?

10. What is Harry's opinion on Mr. Calvert?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do the students think is Ginny's future? What suggestions are there in the book that her life will develop in this way?

Essay Topic 2

What does Ginny remember about her childhood? How have these events from Ginny's childhood affected her? How does Ginny recover from the traumas of her early years?

Essay Topic 3

How has being the black girl in her town affected Ginny and her sense of identity? How has she managed to cope with being the outsider? What positive effects has it had on her character?

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