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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. Who did Jesse beat while he was at work earlier that day?

2. What did Sonny tell the teacher he wanted to be when he returned home after their mother died?

3. In Sonny's Blues, what does the teacher wonder as he lies in his bed the first night Sonny is out of prison staying with him?

4. In Come Out the Wilderness, what does Ruth's roommate suggest?

5. Where did the whole town go in Jesse's memory in Going to Meet the Man?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to the teacher's uncle and why is it significant?

2. What does Ruth think about as she accepts her new job offer?

3. How does Sonny feel about using drugs after prison?

4. Describe the narrator's last night in Paris.

5. Describe Ruth Bowman's living situation in Come Out the Wilderness.

6. Describe what Ruth says to the narrator in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon.

7. Describe where the narrator currently lives in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon.

8. What does Paul suggest to Ruth that makes her defenseless?

9. In Sonny's Blues, why did the teacher's mother tell Sonny the story about his uncle's death?

10. Describe Ruth's work situation in Come Out the Wilderness.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Sonny's association of drug use to better artistic performance in Sonny's Blues and how this idea is a generally accepted and viewed opinion by considering other famous artists.

Essay Topic 2

Thinking of The Rockpile describe and explain the element and importance of rebellion in the story.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss how Jesse's childhood memory from when he was 8 years old enabled a connection that murdering someone of black race will bring supreme personal desire and intimacy.

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