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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 Nelson want Evelyn to be wealthy?

2. What did Terry's father tell him about rehab?

3. What profession is Renard studying for?

4. Who is older, Jackie or Sybil?

5. What do President Reagan's tax cuts and spending bans do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jackie pass on her way to and from her apartment each day?

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

3. What images are the most clear when Jackie reflects upon her previous house?

4. Why does Sybil want to quit criminal law?

5. Why is it important that the reader knows Nelson was from a Senegalese family who did not mix race?

6. How is Renard's physical appearance described, and why is this important to the story?

7. What can the reader infer from the statement that Evelyn has tried to muffle herself her whole life?

8. Why does Jackie make fun of her parents?

9. Describe Sybil's appearance. Why does it bother Jackie?

10. What does the quotes, "The baby seemed to soften Sybil" (51). mean?

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

Sybil oozes wealth. Write an essay detailing why Jackie and her mother no longer feel close to Sybil once she is a successful lawyer.

Essay Topic 3

"Freedom and its expansive nature convinced you it could last forever" (69). Write an essay explaining how this rumination of T.C.'s does or does not affect the choices he makes when he is released from prison.

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