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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 Jackie believe Sybil will tell on her when Terry returns?

2. Where is the first place Renard is stationed?

3. When did T.C. start selling drugs?

4. Where was T.C. going when he got pulled over?

5. Why does Jackie want to keep Terry's return a secret?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did T.C. do when he lost his scholarship to LSU?

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

3. Why is Jackie in a hurry to get Sybil out of her apartment?

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

5. What does T.C. hope to do with his life?

6. Why does Evelyn not approach Renard when she goes to his work?

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

8. What happened to T.C.'s uncle who went by the name Brother?

9. What is Evelyn's outlook on her pregnancy?

10. What happened to T.C.'s mama's job?

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

T.C. feels a sense of "not-quiteness" (64). and believes that not having been a real Junior has affected him. Write an essay, citing examples from the text, on what that means and why T.C. feels different from other people.

Essay Topic 3

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

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