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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 happens to Mr. Jackson at the very end of "Invasion"?

2. What does Smithy think of the gas mask?

3. Who comes to the narrator's house in "Devil Bird"?

4. What do the children do in the story "Invasion"?

5. Who was the mother of Lon's child?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Carl looking for work in "The Distributors"?

2. In "The Distributors," what does Carl tell the construction company about his friend Kenny?

3. In "Thrust Counter Thrust," how do others around Saul perceive him after Lon's death?

4. In "The University of Man," how does Tyros view the car dealer?

5. In "Harlem," what happens between the police and the crowd?

6. How does Saul's inability to enlist in the army in "Thrust Counter Thrust" affect his feelings about Lon's death?

7. In "Harlem," what does Elder Dawud say the people should do?

8. In "The University of Man," what does Tyros vow to do after going to the universities?

9. In "Rope of Wind," why is Johnny B afraid of the men who stop him in the beginning?

10. In "The Man Who Could See Through Fog," what is the intent of the smoker machine?

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 do you think Dumas intends the blackbird to symbolize in "The Eagle the Dove and the Blackbird," and why do you think so? 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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