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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 physical feature does Daniel tease Tish about in Section 3?

2. What drink do Fonny and Tish drink after dinner in Section 4?

3. Where was Officer Bell transferred from?

4. What does Sharon ask Pietro to do?

5. What time do Fonny and Tish leave Fonny's flat in Section 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tish describe Hayward's office in Section Three?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What happens while Tish is buying tomatoes in Section Four?

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

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

What does Tish and Fonny's baby symbolize in the novel?

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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