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

2. Who is Pedricito?

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

4. Where do Joe and Sharon meet?

5. What did Tish's mother want to be when she was younger?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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. How does Ms. Hunt respond to the news that Tish is pregnant with Fonny's baby, in Section Two?

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

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

8. How does Fonny get the materails to begin his sculpting?

9. According to Tish in Section Two, why does Ernestine know their father better than she does?

10. How does Tish compare corridors to the Sahara 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

What does Daniel symbolize in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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