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

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

3. What question does Joseph ask Tish when Fonny tells him he plans to marry her?

4. What does Tish notice about the subway cars in Section 3?

5. How long has Daniel been out of jail when he and Fonny meet up for the first time in Section 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

Analyze the role of religion in the novel. Consider which characters are religious and how this differs from spirituality in the novel.

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