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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 Miah not tell Ellie who his parents are for so long?

2. What does Miah realize about his relationship with his father?

3. What white lie does Miah tell his father about how he spends his weekends?

4. Marion asked Ellie if skipping school was her way of showing what?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Miah get out of having to spend time with his father's friends?

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

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

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

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

6. About what does Miah think while he is in his room at his father's home?

7. What realization does Miah come to regarding his father, when he enters his father's home in this section (Chapters 11-15)?

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

9. How does Ellie resond to Miah's request she come for dinner after practice?

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

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

The parents of the main characters have different reactions towards the two main characters having love interests. What are their various reactions? Should Ellie and Jeremiah be concerned to introduce each other to their families? Why or why not? Do the reactions of the parents surprise you? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

What is the tone of If You Come Softly? What affects the tone? How does the language used by the author, the personalities of the characters, and the plot influence the tone? What else influences the tone? How does this tone, in turn, affect the reader?

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