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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 is Eddie forced to do as his punishment in Chapter 17: "Your Punishment"?

2. What do the workers name the rat that foretells bad luck for a week if it was seen?

3. How long after he escapes does Eddie hear from his mother, according to the narrator in Chapter 25: “Summerton Revisited”?

4. Who does Jarvis encounter and distract at the depot in Chapter 21: “The Plan”?

5. Who is Eddie's wife that met Darlene in Chapter 27: "Trials"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the "tractor scene" in Chapter 25: “Summerton Revisited”?

2. What is revealed of How's past in Chapter 18: “How”?

3. What information is Eddie able to obtain for Michelle in Chapter 18: “How”?

4. What information does Michelle ask Eddie to obtain in Chapter 18: “How”?

5. What inner conflicts does Eddie face regarding potential advancement in the company in Chapter 18: “How”?

6. How does Darlene react when she sees the news story in Chapter 26: “Chronicle”?

7. How does the narrator describe Eddie's later thoughts on losing his hands in Chapter 22: “We Could Get You Free”?

8. How is Darlene's arrival in the courtroom described in Chapter 27: “Trials”?

9. What does Scotty reveal about Darlene's work at Delicious after the escape in Chapter 27: “Trials”?

10. What leads to the conflict with Sextus and How in the end of Chapter 23: “Gators”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of contemporary slavery in Delicious Foods. How have the characters in the novel come to be enslaved? What tactics are used in the narrative to ensure they do not escape? How common is slavery within the food industry?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the characters of TT and Michelle in the novel How old are these characters? How would you describe their personalities? What are their relationships to the protagonists?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the death of Nat, Eddie's father. When was Nat murdered? Where was he murdered? Why was he murdered?

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