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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 much older than Sinclair was the scholarship student named Cassandra?

2. What was the name of a seamstress the Sinclair visited in Awful Gully?

3. What color belt did a Canadian friend give Howard?

4. How old was Sinclair when she first went to America?

5. What teacher suggested that Sinclair start writing down her thoughts in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Esther and Sinclair go to America in 2003?

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

3. What were Sinclair's thoughts when her mother packed her things and started to leave?

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

5. Who was Cassandra, and what happened to her?

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

7. What did Shannon tell Sinclair about the altercation Sinclair had with Mrs. Pinnock about henna?

8. How did Sinclair's mother and grandmother persuade Howard to allow Sinclair to wear pants for a class trip to Havana?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Old Poet made inappropriate advances to Sinclair. How and why did Esther react as she did when Sinclair told her what happened?

Essay Topic 2

Sinclair’s relationship with her mother changed after a particularly brutal beating by her father. How and why did Sinclair’s relationship with her mother change because of that beating?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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