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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 does Cindy invite Beth to do?

2. How does Beth feel when she is with Mike?

3. Where does Frannie first meet Patty Bancroft?

4. Where is Frannie waiting as the book opens?

5. How does Robert adjust to the idea that his father is an abuser?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the premise of BLACK AND BLUE?

2. Who is Patty Bancroft and why does she do the work she does?

3. What is the reason that Frannie has finally decided to leave her abusive husband?

4. Mrs. Levitt's lifestyle reminds Frannie of what?

5. Why is Beth hesitant to allow Robert to go off by himself in the grocery store?

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

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

8. What does Beth do to make the duplex a little more homey?

9. Why does Beth worry that Robert may be more like Bobby than she would like him to be?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Loss is an important theme in BLACK AND BLUE. Can you cite an example to support this theme? Name two other themes and cite examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of disappointment. Identify at least two characters who either embody or experience disappointment; then cite an example to support your answers.

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