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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who slaps Lois?

2. Where is the only place that Ruth will go out to at the end of the book?

3. Who does Sam take fishing?

4. What does Sam say when Sonny asks if Sam knew about Sonny and Ruth?

5. Who is waiting for Sonny and Dwayne when they get back to the rooming house in Chapter 15?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The book suggests that the Thalia High School students' behaviors change depending on the class they are in. Why do the students' behaviors change?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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