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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. Why does Anne call Ellie?
2. How does Ellie respond when her father asks about the boy from school?
3. Jeremiah has grown used to being an only child but still wishes for what?
4. What does Ellie wonder about Anne's reaction to the jogger in the park?
5. Where does Jeremiah’s grandmother always tell him to sit?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Jeremiah reveal his intelligence in his first day in history class?
2. About what do Carlton and Miah discuss on their walk home from school?
3. How does Jeremiah feel about being Black when in his own community?
4. How does Jeremiah feel now that his parents are separated?
5. Why does Anne call Ellie?
6. What old routine do Ellie and her father discuss?
7. How does Jeremiah end up in Ellie's history class?
8. Why is it assumed Jeremiah is placed in the wrong history class?
9. How does Jeremiah feel regarding his new Black teammates?
10. How is racism revealed in Ellie's own home in this section (Chapters 6-10)?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The author makes a point of frequently pointing out the fact that Ellie is a secular Jew. What is the reason for this? What is the significance of Ellie’s Star of David necklace, especially knowing she is not very religious? How might her ancestral connection with Judaism help her relate to Miah and his plight as a Black man?
Essay Topic 2
The relationship between parent and child is important to If You Come Softly. What is revealed about both parents and children? How does this affect the parent-child relationship? Is this universal? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
It is hinted throughout this book that it is a Romeo and Juliet story. How is If You Come Softly like "Romeo and Juliet?" How is it also different than "Romeo and Juliet?" What is the message of this tragic tale?
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