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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 does Ernestine jokingly say she was hoping Tish would marry instead of Fonny?

2. What happened to Mrs. Rogers?

3. Where is Mrs. Rogers in Section 3?

4. What thought makes Tish cry in Hayward's office in Section 3?

5. Who defends Fonny to Officer Bell in Section 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Mr. Hayward say about Officer Bell in Section Three?

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

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

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

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

8. What does Tish dream in Section Three?

9. How are Joseph and Frank physically described in Section Four?

10. How does prison impact Daniel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Select and analyze the role of two different secondary characters in the novel, outside of the Hunt or River's family. How do they impact the novel? What do they help to reveal about the other characters or the larger theme?

Essay Topic 3

What caused Frank's death at the end of the novel? Consider the obvious as well as the less obvious reasons.

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