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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 "Joshua Adam Dedeaux" when would Ward and Joshua get up when they were at their mother's house?

2. What did Ronald self-medicate with?

3. What years did Ward cover in "We Are Learning"?

4. Where did Ward's college roommate recommend that Ward look for a job in "Joshua Adam Dedeaux"?

5. Where did C.J.'s father live?

Short Essay Questions

1. How were Ward's siblings doing in school?

2. After leaving the family in Gulfport, what did Ward's father do?

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

4. Why did Ward pray in "We Are Learning" to move back to DeLisle?

5. What would Ward's mother pack for her children when they went to stay with their father and why?

6. Why did Ward get tattoos on her wrists?

7. in "Charles Joseph Martin," what did Ward say that she learned since she had left home?

8. Why did Ward volunteer to be a counselor for a camp run by her school?

9. How was Ward able to attend a private school?

10. Why did Ward's mother enjoy the move to Gulfport?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Life in Ward's community seemed to be futile. Why did life seem futile? How did that affect the way that Ward and others in her community lived and died?

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

Ward struggled with thoughts of suicide after her brother's death. Why did she struggle with those thoughts? What were some ways that she tried to keep herself from committing suicide? What was the most important reason for not committing suicide and how did that keep her living?

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