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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. What is Fonny's full name?

2. Who is Alice?

3. In Section 2, where does Fonny tell Tish his "real life" is?

4. Who is Pedricito?

5. What word does Tish use to describe Fonny's mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tish compare corridors to the Sahara in Section One?

2. How does Sharon respond when Tish tells her she is pregnant in Section One?

3. In Section One, what is the reason Tish gives for family not attending church?

4. How does Tish describe her mother, Sharon, in Section One?

5. According to her description of it in Section One, how does Tish feel about New York City?

6. How do Sharon and Joseph meet?

7. How does Tish respond when Adrienne says to her, "I can't believe that you are that stupid" in Section Two?

8. What does Fonny tell Tish about his art in Section Two?

9. How does Tish describe Fonny's pad in Section Two?

10. In Section Two, how do the Rivers decide to tell the Hunts about Fonny and Tish's baby?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Daniel symbolize in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the Rivers family and the Hunt family. How are each a product of their environments?

Essay Topic 3

Do the characters in this novel have agency? Explain.

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