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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. How did Stokes get burned, in Ain't No Sunshine?
2. Which university did Jacson and Cicero both attend?
3. Why did Howard Hughes come to Tim's Creek, according to the narrator's mother?
4. What disagreement is Cicero having with his uncle?
5. Why does Lazarus go to the grocery store to begin with the day he sees J.C. there?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Inez Cross Chasten refuse to cook for Howard Hughes?
2. Why does Lazarus turn himself in to the police station in the first place?
3. What does Francesca assume Idol's antics with Ed are all about in the story When We All Get to Heaven?
4. How does Ed get caught up in Billy Idol's entourage?
5. Why does Lazarus think news of his beating J.C. Stokes will be all over town after he goes to the police station?
6. Why does Lazarus pursue Gina, even though he has known her her whole life and he knows she has a reputation for trouble?
7. Why does Inez Cross Chasten choose not to tell her husband, ever, about Howard Hughes's proposition to her?
8. What does a man in the street in New York City hand Ed that puts Ed off in the story When We All Get to Heaven?
9. How do the bystanders in the grocery store react when Lazarus beats up J.C. Stokes?
10. In I Thought I Heard the Shuffle of Angels' Feet, why do you think Cicero decides not to sell his family's land?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What do Randall's culinary skills, and the food he cooks for his friends, symbolize in the story Resurrection Hardware or, Lard and Promises? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
How does Kenan communicate what Gloria Brown's feelings about her daughter Tamar's homosexuality are? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay exploring Kenan's descriptions of the life and feelings of the young runaway slave Amanda in the story Mamiwata, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
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