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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. Where was Ward's brother Joshua born?

2. When was Ward's mother's birthday?

3. How tall was Demond?

4. When did the Ward's great-grandparents build their home in the author's hometown?

5. How old was Demond when he became a father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Ward remember doing with her Uncle Bookie?

2. What happened to Ward that taught her a lesson about sudden violence?

3. What were some of the jobs that Demond held?

4. How did Demond die?

5. How did Ward describe her school and her life?

6. How did Ward's father get the money to buy a motorcycle?

7. What did Ward's maternal grandmother remember about traveling to visit relatives north of DeLisle?

8. How did Ward describe where her father lived in New Orleans?

9. What were the circumstances of Ward's birth?

10. Who lived with Ward's grandmother in "We Are Wounded"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Both Ward's maternal and paternal grandparents were divorced. How did the divorces affect Ward's parents and the roles they assumed in their families? How did the divorces affect the type of people that Ward's parents became and later Ward and her siblings became?

Essay Topic 2

Chapter 8 is titled "We Are Watching." What were Ward and Joshua watching in that chapter and what did they learn about their roles in life by watching? How did watching shape the adults they became?

Essay Topic 3

Race has played a role in Ward's past. How has race affected her ancestors and herself? Have these effects been mostly negative or positive?

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