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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. On what base is Jax stationed in Chapter 3?

2. What does Miss Dawn tell Joan to bury of Derek's?

3. How old is Derek in 1988?

4. What year is it in Chapter 3?

5. In Chapter 2 when Miriam stops at a gas station, how much farther does she have to drive to Memphis?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Jax upset when Miriam wears red shoes in Chpater 5?

2. What type of violence was in the neighborhood in Chapter 12?

3. What car does August drive in Chapter 9, and why is it special?

4. In Chapter 10, what does Miss Dawn tell Joan to do, and what is the result?

5. How does Joan compare herself and Mya to her mother in Chapter 10?

6. What does August do when she sees Jax choking Miriam in Chapter 9?

7. What wakes Joan in Chapter 6, and what does she see when she goes downstairs?

8. What is August's shop like?

9. What does Miriam think it will be like to go back to school?

10. Why does Miriam stop at an Exxon filling station in Chapter 2, and does he get what she wants?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Derek goes on trial for murder. Why is the verdict of the trial a foregone conclusion?

Essay Topic 2

Joan calls her father a “violent villain” (72). How does Joan feel about her father? Why does she call him a villain? How do her feelings about him change over time?

Essay Topic 3

Joan’s mother does not want her to become an artist. What career does Joan want to pursue? How does her desire to become an artist affect her relationship with her mother? How do they come to an understanding?

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