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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 was Fonny's church before it was a church?

2. What does Sharon tell to open the bottle and pour it, in Section 2?

3. How old are Fonny's sisters?

4. What time of year does Tish go to church with Fonny in Section 1?

5. Where do Joe and Sharon go together when they first meet?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Tish describe the sculpture that Fonny gives Sharon?

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

4. What is Ernestine's nickname for Tish? Why?

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

6. How do Tish and Fonny meet in Section One?

7. How do Sharon and Joseph meet?

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

9. What are the detials of Tish and Fonny's first conversation in Section One?

10. In Section One, how does Tish know that Fonny's mother and sister's do not like her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Daniel symbolize in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

How is the American prison system portrayed in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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

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