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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 accent did Sobechi's mother used to have?

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

3. What was the name of Skyler's pet pig in "Wild Horses, Wild Hearts"?

4. In "Kissing Sarah Smart" how long of a drive is it from Devon's home to her grandmother's home?

5. In "Gravity," how long has Clara known the cousins who are with her at the dance?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Dante's great-grandmother give him and how does he use it?

4. How does Keri meet Brandon and spend time with him in "Stop Playing"?

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

6. How does Sobechi feel when Desiree and Dominique play their first song in "Samson and the Delilahs"?

7. What conversation do Dante and his great-grandmother have regarding Dante's vision?

8. In "Stop Playing," why do Dara and Keri erase the nude photos they took of themselves?

9. In "Wild Horses, Wild Hearts," what does Tank say about his hometown?

10. Why is Big Red so special to Tank in "Wild Horses, Wild Hearts"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Keri had been dating Lucas until two weeks ago in “Stop Playing.” How is Keri still trying to get Lucas’s approval and please him? What does she realize about Lucas and how he disrespects her? Why does she quit trying to please him?

Essay Topic 2

Code-switching is when a person modifies their speech, behavior, or appearance to adapt to cultural or societal norms. How and why does Cam code switch at school, at home, and when he is at his grandmother’s?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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