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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 happens when Ruth and Sonny come home from the doctor in Chapter 11?

2. After Lois has a talk with Jacy about Dwayne, what does Lois drink?

3. What happens to Sonny's mother?

4. Why does Sonny tell Genevieve that he is blue?

5. When Sonny breaks up with Charlene she goes crying to who?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do you think Sonny goes and sees Ruth at the end of the book?

3. After Jacy is with Abilene she has a pivotal moment that she shares with her mom Lois. What is it?

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

5. What happens after Dwayne fights Lester?

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

7. Which character is lonely in Chapter 1? Give at least one example from Chapter 1 where it shows their loneliness.

8. Why do you think Billy helps Sonny with his loneliness?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick your favorite character from this book. Write an essay describing why you chose this character. How do you relate to this character? What is your favorite thing about this character? If you could change one thing about this character what would it be?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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