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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. Of what is Lorene terrified by the end of Chapter 6?

2. What does Lorene pretend to do?

3. Who is Annette?

4. What does Lorene think about when she is on the ice?

5. How does Lorene characterize her relationship with her mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Lorene's friendship with India.

2. What is Lorene's experience of drugs like?

3. What happens to Lorene's mother's health at the end of Chapter 10?

4. Describe Lorene's date with Booker.

5. Who are Annette and Grace?

6. What is Lorene looking forward to by the end of her first year?

7. How does sitting on the Disciplinary Committee change Lorene?

8. What does black ice symbolize?

9. Describe Lorene's relationship with Anthony Wade.

10. Describe Lorene's friendship with Janie Saunders.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How realistic is this book? What parts are not believable? What leaps of faith does the author require of you as a reader?

Essay Topic 2

One of the only times we see Lorene afraid is when she fears she is pregnant. What would being pregnant mean for her, or for her mother?

Essay Topic 3

Write a character sketch of the author based on her style and content. What values does she hold dear? What are her hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think she is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.

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