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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. Who does Benjie think that Rose acts like Butler is?

2. How does Benjie describe a boy who is in a bed across from him when Benjie is in the hospital?

3. What color sticker does Tiger put on the wall when he cannot have anyone over?

4. What color smock does the reader and advisor wear?

5. How much money does Butler give Sweets on page 105?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is it like when Benjie goes home?

3. Who is Mme. Snowson?

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

5. How does Mrs. Bell feel about Butler leaving?

6. What does Nigeria Greene like to think about Blacks?

7. How do Rose and Butler dress and act when they go out?

8. Where do Nigeria Greene and his wife go on page 96, and how does he feel about the event?

9. What does Miss Emma Dudley think of Butler?

10. Who is Tiger and where does he live?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Benjie and his family have to deal with social workers. How do Benjie and his family have to deal with social workers? How helpful are social workers for Benjie and his addiction?

Essay Topic 2

In A Hero Ain’t Nothin But a Sandwich, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 3

Jimmy-Lee and Benjie have been friends. How does the relationship between Jimmy-Lee and Benjie deteriorate? Why does it deteriorate?

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