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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. At the time when Jacob took Isaac to Arkansas, how many pairs of shoes did Isaac have?

3. What did Isaac need that caused him to talk to Jacob after the beating?

4. What was Rachel's favorite color?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. After Jacob beat Isaac, how long did it take Isaac to start talking to Jacob again?

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

3. Why did Rachel call the police on Jacob?

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

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

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

7. Where does Jacob think he should have raised Isaac and what does he want Isaac to do with the land?

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

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

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

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How are idioms used in Don’t Cry for Me to help characters communicate? How do idioms help create word pictures and mental images for readers in a concise manner? How do idioms help readers understand characters, emotions, and ideas?

Essay Topic 2

Jacob went to school through the eighth grade. Why did Jacob have to quit school?

Essay Topic 3

Jacob referred to his brother Esau as his "favorite person in the world" (21). How would you describe the relationship between Jacob and Esau? Why was Jacob so devastated by Esau’s death?

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