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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. In Chapter 4, how old is August?

2. How does August say that Derek's father died?

3. In Chapter 5, what rank does Jax make?

4. How old was August when Miriam married Jax?

5. Where does the air conditioning break again in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do men and women dress for the annual Marine Corps Ball?

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

4. How do Miriam and Jax meet?

5. What does Joan's father say to her mother before he walks out?

6. How does Joan describe the house her grandfather built?

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

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

9. Who is Jax and where is he from?

10. Why did August quit college and start styling hair?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A German Jew establishes a deli in the North Memphis neighborhood where the Norths live. Why does the deli become a fixture in North Memphis?

Essay Topic 2

August reveals information about Derek’s father during Derek’s murder trial. What information does August reveal? What does that information reveal about the relationship Derek had with his father and how it still affects him?

Essay Topic 3

Hazel and Myron meet at Stanley’s deli. What type of relationship do they have? How does Hazel cherish their relationship for the rest of her life?

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