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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 charges was Officer Baggs indicted on?

2. What is the name of the principal in "Bubbly and Nugget"?

3. Where does Janice say that her parents died?

4. Where does Annette sleep when she and Janice move in with Grandma?

5. When was Martin Luther King Jr. shot?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Big Columbus disappeared?

2. In "Janice and the Redbelters," what does Paul look like in a photo he shows Claude?

3. What was Nugget's life like?

4. How does Janice change in "Chester Dexter and Renaissance"?

5. Why does Claude want to leave in "Vacuum," and what does Janice tell him?

6. What does Claude remember from Euclid Avenue?

7. In "Euclid Avenue," what does Claude remember about the man who fought with his dad?

8. What happens when four teenagers run down Sixty-Seventh Street and confront the cops in "Riot"?

9. Who is Chester Dexter?

10. What are the sleeping arrangements when Annette and Janice move in with Claude's family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Annette goes to California and leaves Janice behind. Why does Annette leave Chicago? Why does she leave Janice behind? Does she abandon Janice?

Essay Topic 2

People come and go in Claude’s life. Who are some people who come and go in Claude’s life? How does Claude feel about the transience of his relationships? How do the transitory relationships affect him and how he feels about life?

Essay Topic 3

Claude decides to attend college in Missouri. Why does Claude decide to attend college in Missouri? Why does he feel that he has to leave Chicago?

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