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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. How many police officers came when Rachel called because Jacob was beating Isaac?

2. When Jacob was a child, how many Black children had their own bedroom?

3. Where did Jacob take Isaac after they went into the woods in Arkansas?

4. What type of restaurant did Jacob and Rachel take Isaac to because he did well on a school project?

5. How many brothers and sisters did Henry Moore have who all died before finishing high school?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Where did Isaac go after college and how did he get there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A character arc is the inner journey of a character in a book. What is Jacob’s character arc, and what situations influence his growth and transformation? How is regret a major catalyst for his character arc?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The tensions between Jacob and Rachel caused strained family dynamics. How would you describe the dynamics between Jacob, Rachel, and Isaac? Why were they strained?

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