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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. Where do Tish and Fonny go after they sign their lease in Section 4?

2. Where does Fonny tell Daniel that he wants to move, in Section 3?

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

4. Why does Fonny walk Daniel to the subway in Section 3?

5. Who answers the door when Tish and Fonny finally make it home in Section 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Hayward treat Tish and Sharon when they visit him 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

Analyze the purpose of Sharon's visit to Puerto Rico. Was she successful? Explain.

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