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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 did Dante's great-granny Mae give him?

2. Where is the teen beach retreat held in "Stop Playing"?

3. What are the names of Clara's cousins that she is with at the dance in "Gravity"?

4. What is the name of the woman youth minister in "Stop Playing"?

5. In "Stop Playing," how does Pastor Sykes travel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In "Stop Playing," who is Lucas?

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

5. How do Devon and Sarah meet in "Kissing Sarah Smith"?

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

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

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

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

10. In "Kissing Sarah Smith," how does Grandma Rose feel when Annabelle and Devon show up at her place?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Black Enough, most of the characters are round characters. In the stories, who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 2

Clara is dancing at a club in “Gravity,” when a boy touches her inappropriately. Why is Clara worried about her reputation when she is touched inappropriately? Why does she hide the incident rather than reveal it?

Essay Topic 3

Sobechi hears heavy metal music for the first time in “Samson and the Delilahs.” How does the music affect Sobechi at first? How does he come to enjoy the music? What gifts does he gain from the music and why?

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