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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. When was Joshua born?

2. When Ward lived in New York, how long did she live with her then-boyfriend?

3. How old was C.J. when Ward went off to college?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why didn Ward not develop a relationship with any of the other Black students who attended her private school?

4. How did Ronald die?

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

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

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

8. Why did Ward's mother not have many options for work?

9. How did Ward find herself wandering around New York when she lived there?

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

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 2

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 3

As time went on the memories of Joshua were fading. What did Ward want to remember about her brother? What did she want others to remember? How did she strive to keep those memories alive?

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