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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 was Terry's job when he was healthy?

2. Who does Renard say is the kindest man he knows?

3. Who do people tell Jackie she looks like a light-skinned version of?

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

5. How old is Jackie?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why are Evelyn and Ruby so judgmental of Renard's appearance when they meet him?

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

4. What has Jackie thought of throughout her life when she has a tough decision to make?

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

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

7. Why does Renard believe he would not qualify for a good job if he enlisted in the war efforts?

8. Why does Sybil want to quit criminal law?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"If you had to convince people who you were, it was too late" (65). Write an essay about this quote. Include who said it and what it means as well as where and why T.C. recalls it.

Essay Topic 2

Jackie has felt chronic grief since Terry left her. Write an essay citing the ways Wilkerson Sexton both subtly and directly shares with the reader that Jackie is in a depression.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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