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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 is Ruth Bowman living with in Come Out the Wilderness?

2. What is the narrator's son's name in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon?

3. What does Ruth suspect about her roommate in Come Out the Wilderness?

4. What was Jesse told to stop while he was working earlier that day?

5. Who takes Ruth to lunch in Come Out the Wilderness?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the teacher react to Sonny's imprisonment?

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

3. What does the narrator not want his son to feel in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon?

4. Describe why Jesse is not surprised to see who the protesters leader is?

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

6. How does the teacher feel at the club with his brother in Sonny's Blues?

7. What was Jesse told to stop at work that day in Going to Meet the Man?

8. What does the narrator realize at the end of This Morning, This Evening, So Soon?

9. In Going to Meet the Man, describe Jesse's memory from his childhood.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss and explain what drives the conflict of the story This Morning, This Evening, So Soon.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Describe and explain why Eric from The Man Child is not a reliable character and how it affects the content of the story.

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