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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 color wig did Isaac wear when he had the lead in a school play?

2. How old was Rachel when Isaac had a lead in a school play?

3. Who saved Jacob when he was spiraling out of control after Isaac finished college?

4. The morning after Isaac had the lead in a school play, what flowers does Jacob remember were on the breakfast table?

5. How old was Isaac when he thought he was gay?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Rachel tell Jacob about having children with him, and how did Jacob react?

2. How were things good for a while after Jacob and Isaac returned from Arkansas?

3. Why did Jacob walk out when Isaac was performing in Little Orphan Andy?

4. When Jacob and Isaac visited the Rose of Sharon Cemetery, why did Jacob tell Isaac he was privileged?

5. Who did Jacob have an affair with in the 1970s and how did he describe the affair?

6. Why did Rachel call the police on Jacob?

7. How did Isaac act when he saw the graves of his great-grandparents and Esau?

8. What conversation did Jacob and Rachel have after he read The Color Purple?

9. What did Jacob think about what Isaac painted that won an art competition?

10. How did Rachel help Jacob when he spiraled out of control after Isaac graduated from college?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dialogue tags help identify who is speaking in a written conversation. What would happen if dialogue tags were never used to identify who is speaking in a written conversation? What are some common dialogue tags used to identify speakers in a written conversation in Don’t Cry for Me? What descriptive dialogue tags has Black used, especially in the conversation between Jacob and Mr. Davies? How do those dialogue tags help readers imagine scenes? How do they add another layer of description?

Essay Topic 2

Jacob and Rachel got married quickly when she became pregnant. How were they different from one another? How did those differences turn into incompatibilities?

Essay Topic 3

Jacob’s grandfather was a stern, authoritarian man. What relationship did Jacob have with his grandfather? Why did he struggle with how his grandfather was remembered after his death?

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