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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. Ellie remembers a time she and Anne had been in Central Park. What was Anne's reaction to a Black runner coming at them?

2. What is Mr. Hazelton's response when Jeremiah replies that the amendment is the right to silence?

3. Who are the other two Black players on Percy's basketball team?

4. How does Anne respond when Ellie mentions that Jeremiah is Black?

5. In Part Two, Chapter 8, how does Jeremiah feel about waiting for class to end?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jeremiah feel about being Black when in his own community?

2. What is Carlton's response when Miah brings up Ellie?

3. About what do Carlton and Miah discuss on their walk home from school?

4. How does Ellie respond when her father asks her about the boy from school?

5. How does Ellie feel as she listens to the messages on the answering machine?

6. How does Anne react when she finds out Jeremiah is Black?

7. How do Ellie and Jeremiah first meet?

8. How does Jeremiah end up in Ellie's history class?

9. What old routine do Ellie and her father discuss?

10. What kind of person is Jeremiah looking for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Frequently the author mentions rain or sun. What is the connection between the weather and the main characters and events in If You Come Softly? Why might the author have decided to create this relationship? How does noting the weather influence the tone of the book? How does this affect the reader?

Essay Topic 2

Early in the story Miah says he does not fit in, as he is Black but worldly. How does the story reveal that Miah’s father is in much the same way an outsider? What other characters do not fit the typical mold? How does this affect them? How do they deal with this? What is the author’s purpose for creating these unique characters?

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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