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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 Renard pay the police?

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

3. Where was Tiger locked up?

4. What reason does Renard give for wanting to go to war?

5. Where is the first place Renard is stationed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sybil talk so poorly about her clients?

2. Who helped raise T.C. and how did it affect him?

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

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

5. What does T.C. learn happened with his relatives while he was incarcerated?

6. Why does Jackie have a stressful relationship with Sybil?

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

8. How did T.C. injure himself?

9. What does Evelyn's daddy, Nelson, say Renard could do to be a real hero?

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

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

"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 3

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.

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