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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 did Terry do in high school?
2. Who does Evelyn compare Renard and herself to?
3. What do Jackie's upstairs neighbors do that upsets her?
4. What kind of school does Ruby attend?
5. What was Terry's job when he was healthy?
Short Essay Questions
1. What has Jackie thought of throughout her life when she has a tough decision to make?
2. What does Renard mean when he says there are different ways to leave a person?
3. What is Ruby's opinion of Andrew after their first date and why does her opinion change?
4. What does Jackie like the most about her new job?
5. Nelson Junior is said to read backwards. What do you think that means?
6. What does Jackie pass on her way to and from her apartment each day?
7. Why are Evelyn and Ruby so judgmental of Renard's appearance when they meet him?
8. What does it mean when Sybil states that crack is not complicated?
9. How is Evelyn's physical appearance described, and why is this important to the story?
10. How did Jackie's mama and Aunt Ruby differ in their parenting styles?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay on the significance of Nancy Reagan, an affluent white woman, posing with a young black child on a Just Say No billboard in the housing projects.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
T.C. and Tiger use intense, vulgar language when speaking to each other. Write an essay detailing how their dialogue is authentic and why that authenticity is important to the development of their characters.
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