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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. Who sits with King in the library?

2. What is in New York?

3. Who cooks for the first time one morning?

4. What does Sheriff Sanders know about King?

5. Why is Jasmine mad at Sandy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sandy's note for King say?

2. What does Mikey ask King about Sandy?

3. Where does King take Sandy to hide?

4. Why is Jasmine mad at King?

5. Who does King start to date at school?

6. What does King's father cook one morning?

7. What does King like about Mardi Gras?

8. Why does Sandy hide in King's bushes?

9. Where does King's family go for a trip?

10. What does Sandy reveal about his dad?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing how the author uses characters and behaviors to develop and strengthen the theme of feeling alone. Who feels lonely in the novel, and in what ways do we see that feeling portrayed (through language, behavior, etc.). Use examples from the text to support your thinking.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Write an essay exploring how masculinity plays a role in King's coming of age. What does King learn from his family about what it means to be a man, and why are some of those lessons damaging for him? Use evidence to support your ideas.

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