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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 does Headeye tell Fish-Hound about the boat they see when they first see it?
2. Where did Probe get his instrument?
3. How does Fish get his name?
4. Who do the white men see near the shacks when they come for Fon?
5. What happens to the blackbird's wings in "The Eagle the Dove and the Blackbird"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the reason the story "Double Nigger" is so titled?
2. What does Layton's flower in "A Boll of Roses" symbolize?
3. In "A Harlem Game," how does Mack's father treat him?
4. What is Bubba's main objective in "The Crossing"?
5. In "Rope of Wind," what happens to the prisoner at the end?
6. Why does Layton's grandmother tell him to give the white man who comes to collect money the good water in "Goodbye, Sweetwater"?
7. What seems to be the purpose of the work the men on the ark do in "Ark of Bones"?
8. What do the crew pull out of the water in "Ark of Bones"?
9. In "Fon," what hits Nillmon's car?
10. What happens to the white people who talk their way into the club to hear Probe in "Will the Circle Be Unbroken"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How would you characterize Dumas's tone and language throughout this collection? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
In general, how does Dumas handle the topic of religion throughout this collection, but especially in stories like "Devil Bird"? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing Dumas's incorporation of the themes of activism, unity, and the interplay between the past and present in the context of Black history in America in the story "Riot or Revolt."
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