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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. Middle sister says that ma has been tormenting her about her lack of a husband since which one of her birthdays?
2. Middle sister says that "those rare, baffling, radiant type of people" (88) referred to as shiny throughout the text had first been brought to her attention by a viewing of which Hitchcock film?
3. What kinds of abandoned buildings occupy the location called "the ten-minute area" (81)?
4. The final sentence of Chapter 2 asserts that which of middle sister's tactics meant to ward off the milkman has worked?
5. The only person in middle sister's neighborhood who is widely regarded as a shiny person is the sister of which character?
Short Essay Questions
1. What horrific and significant event had occurred when middle sister was nine years old?
2. What contrast does middle sister point out between da's level of openness in life and his level of openness in death?
3. With which aspect of middle sister's habit of walking while reading does third brother-in-law take issue and why?
4. What evidence does middle sister provide for her claim that third brother-in-law should have been designated as a "beyond-the-pale" (41) by now, but that he has not?
5. To what location must middle sister travel in order to attend a French language college class and why is this significant?
6. What truths does middle sister reveal to ma during their first conversation about the milkman?
7. For what reason does the real milkman bring up the subject of wee sisters?
8. What aspects of maybe-boyfriend's life are revealed within Chapters 1 and 2 of the novel?
9. For what reason does middle sister discuss the activities that go on in the park where she likes to go for runs?
10. Describe an instance when sound is used to underscore a particular theme within Chapter 1.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Burns's decision to include humor within the fictional narrative of Milkman. What purpose did Burns have in mind when including these inclusions of humor and how does the element of humor support the overarching themes and messages of the text?
Essay Topic 2
Trace the characterization arc of middle sister’s character throughout the novel Milkman. Discuss whether middle sister is a round or flat character and whether middle sister is a static or dynamic character.
Essay Topic 3
Look carefully at the passages of Milkman that describe the close relationship between middle sister and third brother-in-law. What is Burns’s purpose for discussing at length the nature of the connection between these two characters?
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