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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. During Sinclairs first reading, how much older were the men who also read with her in a packed Kingston auditorium?

2. How far of a drive did most of Sinclair's classmates have to attend St. James College?

3. In Chapter 16, how old was Shari when she was still breastfeeding?

4. How many students attended St. James College the first year Sinclair went there?

5. Where did Reina take the Sinclairs when she visited?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Sinclair send some of her poetry, and what happened after she sent them?

2. What conversation did Sincalir have with Mrs. Pinnock regarding her hair?

3. Why did Sinclair decide that she would never be her father's perfect Rasta daughter?

4. Why did Sinclair stay with her grandmother after meeting the Old Poet?

5. How did Sinclair spend her time after finishing high school?

6. What was Howard's response when Sinclair asked him about a man in the neighborhood who was beating his wife?

7. How did Sinclair and her siblings always have a lunch to eat at school?

8. What happened when Sinclair and her siblings ate green cherries?

9. Why did Sinclair have to quit modeling?

10. How did Howard react when Sinclair and Esther told him about the henna incident?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe people in a narrative and the world they inhabit. Imagery involves using the five senses to describe individuals, places, and things. How did Sinclair use imagery to help readers imagine the world where individuals live in How to Say Babylon?

Essay Topic 2

Books can be structured and divided in different ways. How does the structure of a book provide clarity and flow to a narrative? How did Sinclair use chapter titles in How to Say Babylon?

Essay Topic 3

Setting is the place where a narrative takes place. Where did How to Say Babylon take place? How did Sinclair feel about the place and why?

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