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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 literary device is used in the phrase, “fluttering around his awakened heart like butterflies” (117)?

2. What issue consumes the Elephant at the start of Chapter 5?

3. What does Dominic give Sportcoat in Chapter 10?

4. According to the narrator in Chapter 3, what is the real name of Jet, the undercover officer working in Sportcoat’s neighborhood?

5. What is the name of the Irishman who recently visited the Elephant, as revealed in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What fear does the Elephant have in Chapter 11? Why does he feel this way?

2. Who is Bunch Moon? What does he think about Deems in Chapter 6?

3. What starts the brawl in Chapter 10?

4. Who is Thelonius Ellis? What do we learn about him in Chapters 9 and 10?

5. Who is Earl? What reservations does he have, as revealed in Chapter 6?

6. What does Joe Peck ask the Elephant in Chapter 11? How does the Elephant respond? Why?

7. How did the red ants come to the United States, as revealed in Chapter 7?

8. What personal information does the reader learn about the Elephant at the start of Chapter 5?

9. How was Sportcoat’s childhood an unhappy one, as revealed in Chapter 2?

10. What band is playing in Chapter 10? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways is the novel a celebration of diversity? Evaluate the role of diversity in the novel, using textual evidence for support.

Essay Topic 2

At the end of the novel, is Sportcoat victorious or defeated? Answer, supporting your claim with evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Sportcoat and Deems. How are they similar, and how are they different? Support your answers with examples from the text.

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