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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 Nillmon call Fon?

2. What is Fish-Hound's dog's name?

3. Where is Layton's brother killed?

4. What does Grease say he did in the well?

5. Where does Headeye go at the end of the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Fon," what hits Nillmon's car?

2. What are Layton Fields' aspirations in "A Boll of Roses"?

3. How do the police treat the main characters in "Strike and Fade"?

4. What do the crew pull out of the water in "Ark of Bones"?

5. Who saves Fon from lynching in "Fon"?

6. What is Bubba's main objective in "The Crossing"?

7. What is one reason Dumas has the characters constantly joking in "Double Nigger"?

8. What does Nillmon intend to do to Fon in "Fon"?

9. What happens to the white people who talk their way into the club to hear Probe in "Will the Circle Be Unbroken"?

10. Who is Layton waiting for in "Goodbye, Sweetwater"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How and why does Dumas reference true and significant historical events in America's struggles with racism in the story "The Crossing"? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What elements of magical realism can you identify and explain throughout this collection? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Dumas treat the topic of the interplay between advancing technologies and labor issues in the story "The Distributors"? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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