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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. When Jimmy-Lee got money for school supplies, how much money did he give Benjie?

2. What does Butler like to keep on hand?

3. On page 49, which annual ball does the La Paloma Femme de la Jours hold?

4. What does a woman say in Rose's apartment building when her husband beats her?

5. Where was Butler 20 years ago?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Benjie think about lying, and how did he break his code?

2. What does Jimmy-Lee say about his father?

3. What does Mrs. Ransom Bell say about getting old?

4. What did Butler do for a living, and why did he change jobs?

5. How did Rose meet Butler?

6. What was Nigeria's goal in getting through school?

7. What does Benjie's think about being a social worker?

8. What does Nigeria say about Bernard Cohen's teaching style?

9. What does Benjie say about being a child?

10. What does Benjie remember about Christmas and life before Butler came?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The setting in a book is the place or places where the action takes place. Where does the story take place? Is the setting simply a backdrop to the story and characters or does it take on the role of a character?

Essay Topic 2

Benjie decides to mainline after he is called a name. How does peer pressure cause Benjie to begin mainlining? Does he want to mainline? What is conveyed about the negative effects of peer pressure by his decision?

Essay Topic 3

Greene determined that he wanted to be a teacher. When and why did Green determine that he wanted to be a teacher? How did he have to compromise what he believed in to achieve his goal and become a teacher?

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