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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. How much did Nigeria Greene and his wife pay for a ticket to see a Negro "writer-rascal" (96)?

2. What does Rose wear when she gives Benjie a bath?

3. What does Rose pay for a bottle of Indigo Blue from the reader and adviser?

4. What does Benjie grab when he tries to run out of the bathroom on page 101?

5. Where might dealers leave drugs for Benjie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Benjie decide to do on page 76?

2. What is it like when Benjie goes home?

3. Why is Benjie upset with his mother on page 100?

4. Where does Butler move after Benjie comes home from the hospital and why?

5. What does Rose buy from the reader and what does she get at no charge, and what is she to do with the items?

6. How does Butler think he would act toward Benjie if he can get his hands on him?

7. What does Benjie say about his counselor on page 87?

8. Why does Benjie's new bedspread in his room have bunnies on it?

9. What does Miss Emma Dudley think of Butler?

10. What has Benjie been feeling in the hospital?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Artistic license is the way that an author creates, art, music, or writing based upon his interpretation of life. How does the author use artistic license to make the novel seem like it really happened?

Essay Topic 2

The title of the book is A Hero Ain’t Nothin But a Sandwich. Why does Benjie say that heroes are? Who does Butler think are heroes? What does the author relate about heroes?

Essay Topic 3

Nigeria Greene and Bernard Cohensee view racism differently. How do the two men view racism? Why do they view racism differently?

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