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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is noteworthy about Rosacoke's relationship with Mildred and Sammy?

2. What does Wesley want to know by writing to Rosacoke?

3. What does Rosacoke do with the letter she writes to Wesley?

4. Why is the relationship between Rosacoke and Mildred and Sammy significant in the 1960s?

5. What does Rosacoke notice about the letter she receives from Wesley?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the taboo of pre-marital sex in the 1960s. Compare and contrast pre-marital sex in America during the 1960s to pre-marital sex in America today. What major changes have occurred--both positive and negative?

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Wesley. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him, if anything, at this point in his life?

Essay Topic 3

There are several events of foreshadowing in the book. Define foreshadowing. Cite at least two situations in the story that serve as foreshadowing.

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