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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Sue feel when she and Booker are done?
2. What does Sue hide inside the sheet?
3. What does Sue think is likely?
4. What is likely to happen if people show up at the meeting?
5. What does one of the men ask Sue?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Another character we meet in this section is a young woman named Reva. We don't learn very much about her here or in the rest of the story, only that she is white and in love with Johnny-Boy.
1. How do you think a relationship between a African American man and white woman would have caused problems in the era in which this story takes place?
2. Do you think that inter-racial relationships are more accepted today than when this story took place? Why or why not?
3. With some research find a true incident in history of a African American man and white woman marriage and what happened in their lives.
Essay Topic 2
As we have suspected from nearly the beginning of the story, Johnny-Boy is killed. The death of Sue, on the other hand, comes as a bit of a surprise.
1. Were you surprised when Sue was killed? Why or why not?
2. Do you think Sue's death was foreshadowed in the story? Why or why not? Use examples from the story to support your answer.
3. Do you think the death of Sue and her son could have happened in the present time? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
The fact that the story takes place on a cold, rainy night is significant in that it represents the despair that Sue has endured thus far in her life.
1. Why might the weather be symbolic of the tone of the story? Use examples from the story to support your answer.
2. What is symbolism in a story and how does the author use it to convey undertones of meaning?
3. Do you think symbolism makes a story more interesting? Why or why not?
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