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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 does Sparkplug die from?

2. When are Eddie and Tuck brought to Delicious Foods Farm?

3. Who smacks Eddie on the behind when he asks why his father has not been invited to the party in Chapter 5: “Show Us the Planets”?

4. Who on the minibus is described as "a spacey man who always wearing this raggedy-ass fedora" in Chapter 7: “Who is Delicious?”

5. What sorority is Darlene a member of in college?

Short Essay Questions

1. What led to Darlene's teeth being knocked out in Chapter 1: “Braindancing”?

2. How are the workers' wages at Delicious described in Chapter 9: “An Improvement”?

3. How is Eddie regarded by the police on his first visit in Chapter 6: “Your Own Cord”?

4. From what narrative perspective is the Prologue: "Little Muddy" related?

5. What are Eddie's circumstances as he drives the Subaru in the Prologue: "Little Muddy"?

6. Where do Eddie and Tuck meet Jackie and how is this encounter described in Chapter 10: “Drunken Bum Knows”?

7. What do Darlene's yellow shoes come to represent symbolically to her?

8. How does the narrator describe the journey in the minivan when Darlene went to Delicious Foods?

9. From what narrative perspective is Chapter 1: “Braindancing” related?

10. What is revealed about Tuck's past in Chapter 12: “Obeah Juju”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the character of Sirius in the novel. What kind of relationship does Sirius form with Darlene? What happens to Sirius after he leaves Delicious Foods? How and why does he return?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the plot structure of Delicious Foods. Where in the narrative does the exposition transition to rising action? Where does the climax occur? What information is revealed in the falling action and denouement?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the narrative style of Delicious Foods. How does the narrative style transition between each chapter? Why does it transition? How does the author indicate who narrates each chapter?

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