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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 is Sharon's first impression of Puerto Rico?

2. What does Fonny tell Tish after his run in with Officer Bell in Section 4?

3. What color is the dress Sharon wears to Puerto Rico?

4. Where is Fonny when Tish gets groped in Section 4?

5. What does Hayward suggest to Daniel in Section 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the entire Rivers family chip in to help take care of Tish and cover Fonny's legal bills?

2. How is Fonny doing when Tish visits him in Section Three?

3. How does Joe respond when Fonny tells him he plans to marry Tish, in Section Three?

4. What does Hayward tell Sharon and Tish about the Hunt women, in Section Four?

5. How does Tish describe her pregnancy in Section Four?

6. What does Fonny do when he drops Tish off at her home in Section Three?

7. What do Joseph and Frank discuss at their meeting in Section 4?

8. How does Tish describe her commute to work in Section Three?

9. How does Hayward treat Tish and Sharon when they visit him in Section Three?

10. Who is Mr. Hayward and how is he described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the role that Ernestine plays in the novel. How does she act as a protector and advocate for Tish and Fonny?

Essay Topic 3

How is the theme of racism in America expressed in the novel? How does racism impact the characters in different ways?

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