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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. In Section 3, Fonny tells Daniel that there are two things he has that if he loses them, he will be lost. What are those two things?

2. Who is Tish's floor manager at work?

3. Why was Daniel in jail?

4. What troubles does Fonny tell Daniel about in Section 3?

5. What does Tish compare the subway car to in Section 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tish dream in Section Three?

2. What does Tish find out about Mrs. Rogers in Section Three?

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

4. How does prison impact Daniel?

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

6. How does Fonny react when Tish tries to defend him to the police officer in Section Four?

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

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

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

10. How does Ernestine respond to the news that Fonny and Tish plan to marry, in Section Three?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the character of Mrs. Hunt. Is she a sympathetic character? In what ways is she a victim of the system that she was raised in?

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

How does Fonny change over the course of the novel? What causes this change?

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