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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 Mr. U feed the Speakers often?

2. How does Keith react to reading Ginnie's essay?

3. What does Derek say when the police ask if someone in their custody is the person who assaulted him?

4. What is one thing Grandpa says all is lost by doing?

5. What does the mother in Ginnie's story do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Derek that is shocking in "A Mom of Bold Action"?

2. What does Jeremy think about Mr. and Mrs. U.'s marriage in "Liberation Day"?

3. What does Ginne write right after Derek's assault in "A Mom of Bold Action"?

4. What specific episode from history does Mr. U ask the Speakers to perform in "Liberation Day"?

5. In "Love Letter," what does Robbie ask for advice about?

6. At the end of "Liberation Day," why does Jeremy say he can no longer enjoy speaking at all?

7. What is Ginnie getting ready to do at the end of "A Mom of Bold Action"?

8. What does Keith end up doing after reading Ginnie's essay in "A Mom of Bold Action"?

9. What is the role of Speakers in "Liberation Day"?

10. What does Jeremy hope will happen someday with Mrs. U in "Liberation Day"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do Ginnie's own feelings surprise and disturb her in the wake of Derek's assault in "A Mom of Bold Action"? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions,

Essay Topic 2

How does Saunders indicate to the reader that Alma might be a so-called "unreliable narrator" of past events in the story "Mother's Day"? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

In "Liberation Day," why do you think Saunders chooses the story of Little Big Horn - a bloody battle in which Indians defeated U.S. forces - as the one the Speakers are to perform for Company? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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