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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. On December 19, what does Jacob remember Isaac had to paint in art class?

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

3. How many Black women approached Rachel at a restaurant when she and Jacob take Isaac out because he did well on a school project?

4. How much land did Jacob's family have in Arkansas?

5. In what row did Jacob and Rachel sit when Isaac had a lead in a school play?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Isaac's first girlfriend and what did they do together?

3. What conversation did Jacob and Isaac have about fishing when they went to Arkansas?

4. How are the graves of Jacob's family marked?

5. Why did Rachel call the police on Jacob?

6. How did Jacob's family get 300 acres of land in Arkansas?

7. What did Isaac say about classes and college life after his first semester in college?

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

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

10. When did Isaac decide he wanted to be an actor, and what was his first performance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Rachel struggled after marriage and becoming a mother. Why did Rachel struggle with marriage and motherhood?

Essay Topic 3

Jacob was taught by his grandfather and society that to be a man was to be authoritarian. How did reading change Jacob’s conception of what it meant to be a man?

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