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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 job did Ward's mother have when she worked in Diamondhead?

2. When was C. J. born?

3. In "Joshua Adam Dedeaux," how long had Ward been dating her boyfriend?

4. How old was Joshua when Ward's family moved to Gulport?

5. How many kids that Ward knew attend the camp where she was a counselor in "Ronald Wayne Lizana"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reason did Ward give for writing the words she wrote?

2. During Ward's time at the private school, how many students were not White?

3. What did Ward's father do when Joshua died?

4. What did Ward say about Ronald's living situations when she knew him in "Ronald Wayne Lizana"?

5. How did C. J. die?

6. Where did Joshua find a job in June and what did he do there in "Joshua Adam Dedeaux"?

7. Why did parents who allowed company, not want company too often?

8. How did Joshua die?

9. How did Ronald die?

10. What was Ronald like in elementary school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ward writes with heart about her subject and that affects the mood of the memoir. What is the prevalent mood throughout the novel? What does that reveal about how Ward feels about the events and how they affect her life?

Essay Topic 2

Ward noticed gender inequality even as a young child. What did Ward notice about life for men and women/boys and girls in her community? How was gender inequality prevalent in her community and how did it affect Ward and her family and friends?

Essay Topic 3

Class and race affected Ward when she attended a private school. What is the difference between class and race? How did each affect the lives that Ward, her family, and her friends lived?

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