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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 helps Betsey break into her new class successfully?
2. What kind of poem are two girls in Betsey's class practicing?
3. In Chapter 5, where does Betsey sit when she thinks about school integration?
4. What does Betsey put in her bag in Chapter 7?
5. To whom does Betsey try to explain that Bernice is innocent?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Carrie incite change in the Brown family?
2. How does Betsey feel about the racism of Susan Linda's mother?
3. What kind of connection does Betsey have with Regina in Chapter 8?
4. Describe Carrie.
5. In chapter 12, what revelation does Vida have about Carrie?
6. What does Carrie teach the Brown children?
7. Why does Jane spend more time away from home?
8. What is strange about Carrie?
9. What is Jane's reaction to Bernice appearing?
10. How do Jane and her family members view her absence?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The Brown family home is extremely chaotic. How is this represented in the author's work? Analyze the plot of the story as well as Shange's diction, syntax, tone, and point of view and the ways in which they apply to the overall theme of chaos. What effect does chaos have on the reader?
Essay Topic 2
Susan Linda's mother is the first racist character that is introduced in the story. How does this set up prejudice as a theme in the story? What does Betsey think about Susan Linda's mother's prejudice? Why does she feel detached from it? What other instances of racism does Betsey feel detached from?
Essay Topic 3
Each person in the Brown family has their own distinct role in the family unit. Analyze each character's or group of characters' role in the family. For example, how does Jane contribute to the success of the family? How does she cause conflict? Analyze the ways in which the other characters do this as well.
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