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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. Where did Mrs. Bell grow up?

2. What language does Nigeria Greene think should be taught in school?

3. What time of day did Benjie and his mother used to go buy a Sunday newspaper?

4. What color are Carwell's eyes?

5. What team did Jimmy-Lee make that Benjie did not?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is segregation in reserve?

2. What would Butler do if he and Rosie had money?

3. What does Nigeria say about spelling lessons?

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

5. What does Benjie say about being a child?

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

7. Why did Rose not go to a ball game with Butler and Benjie?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Benjie resents Butler at the beginning of the novel. How would you describe the relationship between Benjie and Butler during most of the book? How and why does their relationship change?

Essay Topic 2

Slang is an informal way of speaking. How do characters use slang in the novel? What does the use of slang reveal about characters?

Essay Topic 3

Benjie used to like Greene. Why does Benjie begin to not like Greene? Why does he think Greene is a traitor?

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