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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 project is Jasmine working on?

2. What is Mikey's family known for?

3. How does King feel about Jasmine?

4. Who in the narrator's life hated Mikey?

5. How did King's mother find out about Khalid's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mikey?

2. What does Jasmine want to be when she grows up?

3. Who has not cooked since Khalid died?

4. What does Khalid say about time?

5. What does King keep in his journal?

6. Who at school does King think might have a crush on him?

7. Who is Jasmine?

8. Who does King give information to about the missing kid?

9. Why is King concerned about Sandy's dad?

10. Who goes missing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you describe the various settings of the novel. Where does the novel take place, and what about these places are significant to the themes and characters of the novel? Use examples from the text to support your thinking.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring King's relationship to the bayou. Why does he go there every day? What keeps drawing him to that area, and why is it important to him?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring how King's father's perception of gay people impacts him. How does it impact King's own perception of his father and their relationship? Use evidence to support your ideas.

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