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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. Who did T.C. get pregnant?

2. What do Jackie and Terry like to do together?

3. Which of T.C.'s girlfriends is Tiger close to?

4. Why did T.C. go to prison the second time?

5. How old is T.C.?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Evelyn surprised that her mama is supportive of her pregnancy?

2. What will happen if T.C. gets busted again?

3. Why was T.C. so happy when he and his mama moved into a house?

4. What does Evelyn mean when she says the baby will salvage her?

5. Why is there so much turmoil in Evelyn's home?

6. How did T.C. injure himself?

7. How does Renard show Evelyn he is thinking of her from overseas?

8. Jackie wants time to process things according to her own set of values. What does this mean?

9. Why could T.C.'s mama not move out of her trailer?

10. What two women does T.C. compare to each other and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

T.C. is searching for something to make him feel better, and he expresses that selling drugs is soothing to him. Write an essay explaining how and why a stressful, illegal enterprise can feel good to T.C.

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