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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. Where is Jesse lying at the beginning of Going to Meet the Man?

2. Why was Jess not surprised by the kid he beat up?

3. When did the attitude of the white passengers change during the narrator's last trip to America in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon?

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

5. Where does Sonny stay upon being released from prison?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Ruth realize at the end of Come Out the Wilderness?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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