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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. In Come Out the Wilderness, how does Ruth feel about her roommate's suggestion?

2. Who rings the doorbell while the narrator is showering in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon?

3. Who does the narrator in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon go out with?

4. Why is burning the black race in his community unacceptable to Jesse in Going to Meet the Man?

5. How old is the narrator's son in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe where the narrator is from in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon.

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

3. What does te narrator fear in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon?

4. Describe Mr. Davis.

5. What information does the teacher learn from the newspaper in Sonny's Blues?

6. Describe how the teacher's daughter dies.

7. What did Jesse see in his mother and father's face when he was 8 years old?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Eric's father to his best friend, Jamie, from The Man Child.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss how Peter's skin color is the previous condition in the story, Previous Condition.

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