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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 old was Sinclair when she was in her final year at St. James College?

2. What type of accent did the Old Poet have who Sinclair visited in Chapter 19?

3. Where was the fifth house that the Sinclairs moved to in five years?

4. At the time Sinclair's parents visited the Old Poet's house, how long had Sinclair been studying with him?

5. How long did the beatings Howard inflicted on the children go on until they stopped? .

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Howard was beating Sinclair because she told her mother she did not like a pair of sneakers?

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

3. What was the house like that the Sinclairs lived in on Fifth Street?

4. How were Sinclair and her siblings allowed to go to Doctor's Cave?

5. Why did Sinclair have to quit modeling?

6. Who was Aunt Nicey, and how did she treat Howard?

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

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

9. How did Sinclair feel when she saw her father watching pornography?

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

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

Sinclair struggled to fit in at St. James College. How and why did Sinclair struggle to fit in at St. James College?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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