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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 kind of literature did Miah and his mother read at the library, when he was little?

2. How does Marion respond to Susan's call in Chapter 13?

3. How does Miah know that Ellie wants to go home and not go to his mother's for dinner in Chapter 20?

4. How does Ellie react when she learns who Miah's parents are?

5. When Ellie calls Jeremiah's name, and he turns to look at her, what does he say?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ellie describe her first visit to Brooklyn?

2. How do other kids at school react to Ellie and Miah being a couple?

3. How does Miah suggest he and Ellie deal with the negative attitudes of others towards them?

4. How does Miah find his father, when he enters the living room?

5. How does Miah's father respond when Miah tells him he spends his weekends in Manhattan with his Percy friends?

6. On the drive to East Hampton, what does Miah's father have to say about white people?

7. How does Ellie react to her mother's conversation with her sister Susan?

8. What are the types of love Anne describes to Ellie?

9. What takes place under the maple tree in Central Park?

10. What upsets Ellie as she and Miah huddle outside the library?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Race and culture are major concepts in If You Come Softly. How are they significant to this story? Is it possible for every reader to somehow relate to this? Why or why not? IS it possible for the story to change time periods and still be relevant? Why or why not?

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