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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 does King know about Khalid?

2. Why is King upset when Sandy is found?

3. What does Auntie Idris say King needs?

4. How does King know he is gay?

5. What does King want to help Sandy do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does King try to explain to his parents about Sandy when he is found?

2. What does King like about Mardi Gras?

3. What does Mikey ask King about Sandy?

4. Why is Sandy good at fishing?

5. What does King's parents hear from the sheriff about their son?

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

7. What does King reveal to Sandy about Khalid?

8. What does the sheriff threaten to do to King?

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

10. What does Sandy make while staying by the bayou?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the relationship between King and Sandy. What kind of relationship do they have, and how does it change throughout the book? Use evidence to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring the theme of race in the novel. In what ways do discussions of race and racism show up in the novel? Use evidence to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explore King coming to terms with the fact that he is gay. How does this realization come about, and how does he feel about it? Use evidence to support your ideas.

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