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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. Where is Miss Georgia's son?

2. Who is older, Jackie or Sybil?

3. Whose family looks after Renard when his mother dies?

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

5. Who is the face of the Just Say No movement?

Short Essay Questions

1. Evelyn says that Renard completes her. What example does she give?

2. Why does Sybil want to quit criminal law?

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

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

5. How did Jackie's mama and Aunt Ruby differ in their parenting styles?

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

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

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

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

10. How does Terry's addiction affect Jackie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"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.

Essay Topic 2

This novel is told from third-person point of view. When an essay explaining the difference between third-person limited and third-person omniscient writing. Why do you think the author chose one over the other?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay highlighting the different eras shown through the novel's three timelines. Include how the political movements and social issues affect each of the protagonists and their families.

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