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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 old was C.J. when he began dating Charine?

2. What did the author think she would see a moment after death?

3. When was C. J. born?

4. What type of cake did Joshua have on his last birthday?

5. Which of Ronald's siblings had Ward attend elementary school with?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Ward's job search proceed in "Joshua Adam Dedeaux?

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

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

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

5. What did Ward do after she finished her master's coursework at Stanford in April 2000?

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

7. When did C.J. and Charine begin dating, and why did some family members not like their dating?

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

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

10. Why did Ward call herself shortsighted about her return home from college?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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 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?

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