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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. Where was Ronald seen when he was supposed to be at a birthday party for Selina's son?

2. Where did Ronald first move after he argued with his mother?

3. What season was it in "Ronald Wayne Lizana," when Ward saw Ronald at the park?

4. What type of camera did Ward have in "Charles Joseph Martin"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. When did Ward remember first seeing C.J., and what did he look like at that time?

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

9. Why was the role of father difficult for Ward's father to assume?

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

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

C. J. didn't believe in a future for himself. How did C. J. live that revealed his belief that life was transient? How did that belief affect the way he lived his life?

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