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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. What river runs through DeLisle?

2. In 1982, where did Ward's father work?

3. How old was Ward's nephew De'Sean in 2004?

4. How old was De'Sean's father when he was born?

5. When was Demond born?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Ward's mother want to stay in California?

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

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

4. What did Demond look like when Ward met him?

5. Who was in Ward's immediate family when she was growing up?

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

7. How did Ward's great-great grandfather die?

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

9. How hard of a worker was Ward's maternal grandmother, Dorothy?

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

Joshua found a cellar in the woods. What did the cellar symbolize for Ward, and how did the cellar come to haunt her throughout her life?

Essay Topic 2

Violence stalked Ward, her family, and her friends. What type of violence was common? How did that violence affect Ward and her friends? How did it change their lives?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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