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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Grace struggle with hiring a lawyer for her son in Book Three?
(a) Because there are no lawyers for miles.
(b) Because she has a criminal record.
(c) Because she has little money.
(d) Because she believes he is guilty.

2. What is Lee's father's name?
(a) Simon.
(b) Murray.
(c) Hicks.
(d) Henry.

3. What word from Book Three means a wild and noisy disorder or confusion?
(a) Anymosity.
(b) Increment.
(c) Pandemonium.
(d) Accoutrement.

4. Who does the officer ask for at Lee's door in Book Three?
(a) Hicks.
(b) Henry.
(c) Murray.
(d) Isaac.

5. What is the bar that Grace goes to in Book Four to forget her troubles?
(a) The Dead End.
(b) The Chimes.
(c) Rego's.
(d) The White Horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Henry's last name?

2. Who are the three leaders of the white group at Poe's prison in Book Three?

3. Where does Poe hang out with the prison group that is coddling him in Book Three?

4. How do the prison guards feel about Poe's cell-mate?

5. What word from Book Four refers to a person without a home, job, or property?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Isaac English's character evolved in Book Four? How does the author illustrate the changes in Isaac?

2. What is illustrated through the theft of Isaac's money in Book Three?

3. What internal conflict does Poe face while in solitary confinement in Book Four?

4. What do Isaac and Baron do upon arriving in the outskirts of Detroit in Book Three?

5. What information does Glen Patacki relate to Harris in Book Three?

6. What foreshadowing is revealed through Poe's inner monologues in Book Four?

7. What does Bud Harris discuss with his friends Riley, Chester, and Frank at the Dead End bar in Book Four?

8. What leads up to the conflict between Poe and his cell-mate in Book Four? What is the outcome of the conflict?

9. How has Poe's character evolved in Book Three? How does the author illustrate the changes in Poe's character?

10. What inner conflicts does Grace Poe face in the beginning of Book Three?

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