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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 is Cindy's job?

2. What religion does Mrs. Levitt practice?

3. Why is Beth especially worried on Robert's first day of school?

4. What last name will Frannie and Robert now have?

5. What is the name of Beth and Robert's new town?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Frannie decide for her new life with a new identity?

2. Where is Beth and Robert's new home located and of what does it remind Beth?

3. Why are Frannie and Robert waiting at a train station in Philadelphia?

4. What made Frannie start to entertain the idea of leaving her husband?

5. Why can Beth not entertain ideas of what a life without Bobby might have meant for her?

6. What does Frannie recall about the first time Bobby hit her?

7. How does Frannie learn her new identity?

8. Were there ever any good moments in Frannie's marriage to Bobby?

9. What is going on in Frannie's life at the time that she meets Patty Bancroft?

10. What does Frannie realize about her husband when hearing details about a police case?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the role of the family in BLACK AND BLUE. What does it mean for each of the main characters? How does the concept of family evolve in Beth and Robert's situation as they find other people who fill the typical family roles?

Essay Topic 2

Project into the future ten years after the end of the novel and write a brief synopsis for Beth's life. Will she have reconnected with Robert? Where is Bobby at this time? What is the state of Beth's marriage to Mike? What else can you project about Beth's life? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Create a character study of Robert. What are his physical characteristics? What are his motivations? What are his fears? What are his dreams? What else can you say about Robert?

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