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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. Why does Terry say Jackie was a bright light?

2. What kind of speech impediment does Renard have?

3. What couple does Jackie wish her relationship mirrored?

4. Did Jackie's father go to college?

5. Why does Terry not pay child support?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Renard mean when he says there are different ways to leave a person?

2. Why does Josephine tell Evelyn she cannot be friends with anyone who wants what she has?

3. What is Ruby's opinion of Andrew after their first date and why does her opinion change?

4. Why does Jackie make fun of her parents?

5. Nelson Junior is said to read backwards. What do you think that means?

6. Why did people not believe that Sybil would go to law school?

7. How does Evelyn feel in Renard's presence?

8. Josephine is a member of the Ladies of Equal Justice Education League. What does that title mean?

9. How do Ruby's food choices relate to her emotions?

10. What does Jackie like the most about her new job?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

T.C.'s mama is Jackie from the 1986 timeline. When the reader is introduced to Jackie again she seems to have a different personality. Write an essay hypothesizing why Jackie now believes in conspiracy theories, makes up lies, and does not seem to care about people's feelings.

Essay Topic 2

World War II is going on during the first section of this novel. Write an essay citing examples from the text regarding different characters' opinions of Black Americans in the war efforts. Provide a quote from at least one character.

Essay Topic 3

Racism is an ongoing theme at the root of Evelyn's story. Write an essay describing what Jim Crow laws are. Include at least one example of how those laws affected Evelyn's family, specifically in the South during the 1940s.

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