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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. Who is Sharon?

2. Where is Fonny at the start of Section 1?

3. What does Ernestine do to Mrs. Hunt in Section 2 before Mrs. Hunt goes down the elevator?

4. According to Tish, what is the most important room in the River's household?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tish describe the Spanish Restaurant that Fonny takes her to in Section Two?

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

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

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

5. In Section Two, What is Frank's impression of Fonny's lawyer?

6. How does Joseph respond when Tish tells him she is pregnant in Section Two?

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

8. In Section One, Tish says, "Being in trouble can have a funny effect on the mind" (7). What does she mean by this?

9. In Section Two, when the Hunts come to the Rivers', how is Mrs. Hunt dressed and why does this stand out?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the role of religion in the novel. Consider which characters are religious and how this differs from spirituality in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

In what ways is the novel still relevant in today's society?

Essay Topic 3

What caused Frank's death at the end of the novel? Consider the obvious as well as the less obvious reasons.

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