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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 are Fonny's sisters?

2. Who is Alice?

3. How much older is Joe than Sharon?

4. How much older than Tish is Ernestine?

5. What type of alcohol does Sharon take out before she announced Tish's pregnancy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How do the workers at the Spanish Restaurant end up playing a big role in Tish's life, as she explains in Section Two?

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

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

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

How does the theme of suffering exist in the novel? Consider different ways that the characters suffer and why.

Essay Topic 2

Select and analyze the role of two different secondary characters in the novel, outside of the Hunt or River's family. How do they impact the novel? What do they help to reveal about the other characters or the larger theme?

Essay Topic 3

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

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