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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 was the name of the woman who got pregnant when she and Jacob were seeing one another?

2. How long after Isaac left for a job after finishing college, did Charlie tell Isaac to take some time before he was fired?

3. What size was the path in the Rose of Sharon cemetery?

4. How old was Jacob when he moved out of the house?

5. Where did Isaac get a job offer after college?

Short Essay Questions

1. What trip did Jacob and Isaac make the summer after Isaac's 14th birthday?

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

3. What did Jacob realize about Black men and emotions after reading Malcolm X?

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

5. What does Rachel do when Jacob berates Isaac for performing in Little Orphan Andy at breakfast?

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

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

8. How did Jacob learn that Ricky Stanton was Isaac's boyfriend?

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

10. Where did Jacob move after he left Rachel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Black believes that men like his father and his character Jacob in Don't Cry for Me were never allowed to dream. Why did Black believe dreams were important? How did a lack of dreams influence negatively what his father and Jacob expected from their lives and their sons?

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