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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. Coach Popper asks Sonny to drive Ruth to the doctor in what city?

2. Why does Bobby stop and not sleep with Jacy?

3. How long does Sonny wait due to the butane tank being guarded?

4. Which character uses pills to get to sleep?

5. Who goes to sleep with the prostitute in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lois tell Jacy she should not marry Dwayne?

2. What do Sonny and Jacy do on their wedding night?

3. What happens after Dwayne fights Lester?

4. Explain the ways that Sonny and Dwayne's friendship resembles a marriage.

5. Why does Sonny make a connection with Ruth?

6. Why does Sonny not enjoy himself at the football game?

7. Why does Genevieve say that she and her husband quit being friends with the Farrows?

8. What seems to be some of the favorite pastimes in Thalia?

9. Why does Jacy feel it necessary to attend the naked swim party?

10. Why does Sonny not go back to see Ruth after his first night out with Jacy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sonny and his father have had some major losses in their lives including Sonny's mother. Due to the losses there is tension between these two characters throughout the story. Write an essay on the effects the losses have had on the two of them as individuals and on their relationship with each other. Which character do you think should be extending a branch to the other to help mend the relationship, and why?

Essay Topic 2

Lois is the only woman that openly drinks in Thalia. Why do you think she is alone in this? What makes her different from the other women?

Essay Topic 3

It says in the book that after Sonny hit the referee in the back of the head during the basketball game he was a celebrity amongst the students. Why would this make him a celebrity? How long do you think this will last?

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