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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 do Natasha and Raven usually do on the last day of camp?

2. How old is Raven in "Half a Moon"?

3. In "The Ingredients," what type of sandwich sounds good to Big Boy?

4. In "Out of the Silence," what color were the gym uniforms?

5. What type of earrings is Nivia's mother wearing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does DeMarcus wear in "Black.Nerd. Problems."?

2. What does Zoboi write about Blackness and what she hopes readers will gain from Black Enough?

3. How did Cassie know Tessa?

4. What conversation do Joni and Junior have in "Oreo"?

5. Who is Brooke, and how do she and Raven bond at camp?

6. Where do Shawn, DeMarcus, and Amir go after work and why?

7. Where does Nana Paulette live in "Oreo"?

8. Why did Jessica quit communicating with Cam and why is she not interested in him this summer?

9. What does the fire chief say about the blaze at the Mall-Stars, and what are Shawn's thoughts about the blaze?

10. Who claims Nivia's work with Broken Reflections as her own and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mrs. Onyekachi in “Samson and the Delilahs” was a child during the Nigerian Civil War. What were Mrs. Onyekachi’s experiences during the war? Why has it been difficult for her to talk about the experiences? Why is finally talking about the experiences beneficial for her?

Essay Topic 2

Artistic license is the way that an author creates, art, music, or writing based upon their interpretation of life. Choose a story from Black Enough. How does the author of that story use artistic license to create a realistic background for the story?

Essay Topic 3

Accumulation is a literary device that allows an author to gather scattered ideas in a literary work and gradually build on information readers need to know. From whose perspective is “The Trouble with Drowning” told? How does Clayton use that perspective and accumulation to reveal who Madeline is and what happened to her? How does accumulation advance the plot and provide important details to readers?

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