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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. How many jobs did Ward's maternal grandmother have in order to support her family?

2. What river runs through DeLisle?

3. What color shirts did Ward's female ancestor's wear in photos she referred to in "We Are In Wolf Town"?

4. What year did Ward meet Demond?

5. What would Mother Ellen and her siblings stuff their mattresses with?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Demond die?

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

3. What was Ward's mother's home and yard like?

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

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

6. Why was Demond unusual?

7. Why was there a woods in "We Are Wounded" that belonged to Du Pont?

8. What did Ward say about the names of her hometown?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ward struggled with grief after Joshua died. In what ways did she struggle with grief? Why was it so difficult for her to deal with her brother's death? In what ways was she able to cope with his death?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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