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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What do Ava and Eddie think about Frank's behavior towards Imani?
2. What does Johnny Mack tell Eddie?
3. Why does Ava worry that she has gone from HIV positive to full blown AIDS?
4. How does Ava feel about keeping Imani by herself?
5. Where does the meeting about Joyce's house take place?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Being diagnosed HIV positive has hastened Ava's enlightenment and sense of urgency to make the most of her life, and this comes through in the tone and style created by the author.
1. What do you think is meant by this statement? Use examples from the book to support your answer.
2. What would you do if you were in Ava's situation? Use examples from the book and your life to illustrate your answer.
3. Do you think a diagnosis like Ava's is the only way people can learn to live witha sense of urgency? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Cleage makes the case for an alternate view on the stereotypes assigned to black people by introducing people like Joyce, Ava and Eddie, whose goodness may be challenged at times but is always at the core of what they do.
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 people can do to not judge others by stereotypes? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.
3. How do you think stereotypes get started and how can they be stopped? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
The self-righteous behavior of Gerry Anderson, although not appropriate, has new light shed on it when it becomes clear that she must be constantly protecting her drunken husband.
1. What do you think is meant by this statement? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.
2. Do you think Gerry Anderson would be a different person if her husband was different? Why or why not?
3. How do you think people's home life are reflected in the face they show the world? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.
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