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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 Genevieve make Sonny wait for Sam during his first time back to the cafe after being banned?

2. What does Lois tell Jacy about Dwayne during their talk together?

3. Why does Sonny decide to go to the cafe for the first time since Sam told him he was not allowed?

4. What does Sonny eat at the cafe during his first time back since being banned?

5. Ruth asks Sonny into her house for what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why are Sonny and Dwayne shocked to see the diner dark?

3. How does Sonny feel after he comes back from Fort Worth?

4. Why do you think Dwayne believes he is still going to marry Jacy?

5. Why do you think Sonny and Dwayne choose to live above the pool hall?

6. What happens after Dwayne fights Lester?

7. Why does Jacy second guess dumping Dwayne?

8. Explain what happens during the basketball game between Thalia High School and Paducah High School.

9. Do you think that everyone in Thalia figured out that Lois was in love with Sam by how she behaved at the funeral?

10. Why do you think there is tension between Sonny and his father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The characters maturity levels really cover the gamut in this story. How do you think the maturity differences affect the characters in their relationships?

Essay Topic 2

For some reason Sonny's life seems to be overlapping with not only the teenagers of the story but also the adults. This is not even true of his close friend, Dwayne. Write an essay explaining why and how Sonny seems to cross into both generations with his life.

Essay Topic 3

Sam reveals in Chapter 7 that the Farrows will be going broke soon. Write an essay about the effect money has on a family. The Farrows went from being broke to being rich to soon being poor again. They gave up a lot of their poor friends when becoming poor like Genevieve and her husband, so what will become of those relationships when the Farrows become broke again?

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