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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 highway did Josh take home the night he died?

2. In "We Are Watching," how many bedrooms did the homes have in the subdivision where Ward's family moved?

3. What type of puppy did C. J. find for Charine in "Charles Joseph Martin"?

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

5. How old was Shabree's daughter when her mother was stabbed to death by her boyfriend?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How did C. J. die?

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

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

8. What was Ronald like in elementary school?

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

10. What did Ward give up to move to Mississippi and what did the place do to her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ward struggled with grief after Joshua died. In what ways did she struggle with grief? Why was it so difficult for her to deal with her brother's death? In what ways was she able to cope with his death?

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

Race has played a role in Ward's past. How has race affected her ancestors and herself? Have these effects been mostly negative or positive?

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