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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is Tyrone's father?
2. How does Ava feel about keeping Imani by herself?
3. What did the two boys in the car do?
4. What does Eddie say to Ava as they're walking?
5. Of what is Eddie pretty certain about the robberies?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Time makes way for the next generation, as evidenced by Johnny Mack's move to the nursing home and the preparation for the Sewing Circus to move into his house.
1. Do you think this older people having to go to nursing homes says anything about how this society views the old? Why or why not?
2. What do you think might be a better alternative than nursing homes for older people?
3. If you had to see one of your parents live in a nursing home how would you feel?
Essay Topic 2
The minister's wife symbolizes a large part of the nation's population, including a few religious fundamentalists, who think that people bring AIDS on themselves and probably deserve it as payment for immoral behavior.
1. What do you think is meant by this statement? Use examples from the book to support your answer.
2. If one said that anyone with AIDS deserve it would you think that would mean that people with colon cancer deserved it because they didn't eat enough fiber, or people with liver cancer deserved it from drinking, or people with diabetes deserved it from eating too many sweets, etc.? Explain your reasoning and use examples from the book to support your thinking.
Essay Topic 3
The theme of rising above adversity continues to thread throughout the book, and the author reveals some of the mechanisms that people use to accomplish that feat.
1. What do you think is meant by this statement? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.
2. What do you think are some of the mechanisms people use to cope with adversity? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.
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