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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. To whom does ma hand over her purse in Chapter 6?
2. Middle sister states that which character's status of being "wedged between" (188) her and maybe-boyfriend has damaged their relationship?
3. Who carries tablets girl's sister to his car with the intention of taking her to the hospital?
4. What information does middle sister say she and maybe-boyfriend had never exchanged?
5. What phrase does longest friend use to characterize the reason why she had felt compelled to meet with middle sister?
Short Essay Questions
1. For what reason does the incident in the chip shop happen, according to middle sister?
2. What is the ultimate fate of longest friend?
3. How does longest friend's reaction to middle sister's confession surprise middle sister?
4. Who is ultimately revealed to have killed tablets girl?
5. Give an example of Burns's use of sarcastic humor within Chapter 5 and explain its connection to one of the novel's major themes.
6. What significant event happens in a chip shop shortly after real milkman is shot?
7. What major revelation about the community's view of middle sister does longest friend reveal during their meeting?
8. Discuss a particular allusion Burns uses to allude to another literary work associated with the theme of depression.
9. What are middle sister's expectations when she tells longest friend the truth about the milkman?
10. What does middle sister mean when she says, "My inner world, it seemed, had gone away" (176)?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is Burns’s message regarding the connection between silence and control and what tools are used within Milkman in order to get this message across to the reader?
Essay Topic 2
How are the themes of eccentricity and conformity depicted within Burns’s Milkman?
Essay Topic 3
How does Burns use sensory details in order to strengthen the text’s messages? Discuss at least two passages that include the use of sensory details and pull quotes from these passages to support your claim.
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