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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 Sarah invite Devon to in "Kissing Sarah Smart"?

2. When did the body of a white man wash up in "The Trouble with Drowning"?

3. How many tickets does the church give each of the teens for an amusement park in "Stop Playing"?

4. Where is Devon going to college in the fall in "Kissing Sarah Smart"?

5. In "Kissing Sarah Smart," where does Devon's grandmother live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dante see when he puts steaming water in her grandmother's enamel basin?

2. In "Wild Horses, WIld Hearts," why is it important for Tank to win the race according to his father?

3. What feud does Tank's family have and why in "Wild Horses, WIld Hearts"?

4. What is Keri doing at the begininng of "Stop Playing"?

5. What happened to Devon's mother in May in "Kissing Sarah Smith"?

6. In "the Trouble with Drowning," what has been the relationship between Madeleine and Lena?

7. What does Sobechi wear when he competes on the debate team in "Samson and the Delilahs"?

8. In "Gravity," how does Clara deal with a guy she is dancing with?

9. How many bodies are dragged from the Potomac River in the spring in "The Trouble with Drowning"?

10. In "Gravity," where are Clara and her family living since they came from Trinidad to the U.S.?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Choose some metaphors from stories in Black Enough. Do the authors use more metaphors or similes? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers make the writing more interesting?

Essay Topic 2

Dante sees a vision of a slave from the 19th century in a basin of water. What does Dante’s vision of a slave from the 19th century reveal about the differences between Blacks at that time and Blacks in Dante’s world?

Essay Topic 3

Dialogue tags help identify who is speaking in a written conversation. What would happen if dialogue tags were never used to identify who is speaking in a written conversation? What are some common dialogue tags used to identify speakers in the stories in Black Enough? How do those dialogue tags help readers imagine scenes? How do they add another layer of description?

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