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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. How many children did Esther have in the four years they lived at White House?

2. How old was Haile Selassie when he visited Jamaica in 1966?

3. What type of church did Grandmother Pauline attend?

4. In 1963, how many Rastas were dragged from their homes, imprisoned, and tortured?

5. How old was Sinclair when Shari was born?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did Howie go to the United States, and what did he do there?

2. How did Sinclair and her family celebrate Kwanzaa?

3. What happened to Howie that made him decide to fully embrace Rastafari?

4. What did it mean that Howard wanted Sinclair to be the perfect daughter?

5. What happened when Haile Selassie's plane landed in Jamaica?

6. What was S.P.I.C.?

7. What was the summer like in 1992?

8. What was Miss Clarke's advice when Sinclair told her about a sixth-grade girl who kept following Sinclair?

9. What nickname did Sinclair's father have for her?

10. Why did Howard not want his children to visit their grandmother Pauline?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Howard and most Rastafari men believed women had specific roles to play in society and at home. What roles did the Rastafarians believe women should play and what was conveyed about gender roles in Rastafari culture?

Essay Topic 2

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Did Sinclair use more metaphors or similes in How to Say Babylon? How did the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts or imagine people and situations?

Essay Topic 3

Sinclair often used symbolism to help her make sense of the things she experienced. What was the importance of symbolism in the book?

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