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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 type of incense does Tiger burn to cover the smell of drugs?
2. When Benjie asks the doctor what he has to drink at the hospital, what does the doctor say that he is drinking?
3. When did Grandma get a lock on her door?
4. What dress does Miss Dudley wear when Butler takes a room in her apartment?
5. How does Benjie describe a boy who is in a bed across from him when Benjie is in the hospital?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Benjie's new bedspread in his room have bunnies on it?
2. How does Tiger let people know when his aunt is home and he cannot have kids over smoking and doing drugs?
3. How does Mrs. Bell feel about Butler leaving?
4. Who is Benjie's doctor in the hospital, and what does he have to take?
5. What happens when Benjie steals Miss Dudley's toaster?
6. What does Benjie decide to do on page 76?
7. How does Benjie feel about the school cafeteria?
8. What does the reader look like?
9. What does Nigeria Greene like to think about Blacks?
10. Who is Mme. Snowson?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of A Hero Ain’t Nothin But a Sandwich and why is that incident the climax?
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
Walter is the person that Benjie buys some of his drugs from. Why does Walter object to being called a pusher? Why does Walter believe he is a salesman not a pusher?
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