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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 George?

2. What does Frank do when Mrs. Hunt is critical of the baby?

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

4. Where was Sharon born?

5. Where does Tish work?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tish describe her experience at Fonny's church in Section One?

2. How do Sharon and Joseph meet?

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

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

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

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

7. How does Tish describe the Spanish Restaurant that Fonny takes her to 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. 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

What does the ending of the novel mean? Consider the possible options and use the final page of the book for evidence to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the role of fatherhood in the novel. How do Joseph, Frank, and even Fonny father? What does fatherhood mean to them?

Essay Topic 3

Is Hayward a trustworthy character? What institutional structures make it hard for Tish to trust him? Is she validated in her concerns?

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