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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 does Jones pick up as a weapon before he confronts the white boy?

2. How is Elsie related to Madge?

3. What does Jones decide is the only way he calm himself after hearing Kelly's joke?

4. Who does Jones say is watching him in his dream?

5. What drink does Jones pick up for his meeting with Madge?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jones think about when he wakes up from his dream in Chapter 18?

2. What does Jones dream about in Chapter 22?

3. What is Jones' mood when he wakes up?

4. How does Jones get accused of rape in Chapter 20?

5. What are Alice's thoughts on segregation?

6. What are Elsie's opinion of black Southerners?

7. How does Jones takes the power away from Madge in Chapter 15?

8. What does Jones tell Alice about his fears in Chapter 19?

9. Describe the phone conversation between Alice and Jones in Chapter 16.

10. What does Jones dream about at the beginning of Chapter 18?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why are Jones and Madge attracted to each other? Why does this attraction become so destructive?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book and helps to express character and theme.

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

Essay Topic 3

How did the war affect how people thought of black people in America? How much did it contribute to the racial revolution over the next 30 years?

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