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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 Daniel say the white man has to be, in Section 3?

2. Where does Sharon go to find a ride to the hotel?

3. Who does Hayward manage to see in Section 4?

4. What music does Fonny put on while he, Tish, and Daniel eat, in Section 3?

5. Where is Hayward's office?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mr. Hayward need more money from the Rivers in Section Three?

2. Who is Levy and how does he respond to Fonny's arrest?

3. What do Tish and Ernestine discuss at the bar in Section Three?

4. What do Sharon and Pietro talk about in Section Four?

5. What do Fonny and Daniel talk about while Tish is out getting food, in Section Three?

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

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

8. What does Hayward learn about Daniel when he is finally able to visit him in jail in Section Four?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the role of motherhood in the novel. Consider how Sharon, Mrs. Hunt, and now Tish mother.

Essay Topic 2

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

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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