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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. Who carries tablets girl's sister to his car with the intention of taking her to the hospital?

2. How many other people in the community had already been declared beyond-the-pales when middle sister suffers the same fate?

3. Longest friend reveals that which character had been the source of the original rumors about middle sister?

4. What type of weapon does the milkman continually mention when threatening to take maybe-boyfriend's life?

5. How old is tablets girl, according to middle sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. What change occurs in middle sister's feelings for maybe-boyfriend after the milkman begins to stalk her?

2. What does middle sister mean when she says, "My inner world, it seemed, had gone away" (176)?

3. What are middle sister's expectations when she tells longest friend the truth about the milkman?

4. Which character does middle sister soon encounter once she emerges from the chip shop and what reunion does she then watch?

5. Why do the renouncers-of-the-state come to middle sister's family's door in Chapter 5?

6. What kind of murders are said to be "unfathomable" (237) within the confines of middle sister's community and why are they described in this way?

7. What three-syllable response does middle sister use in response to any question she is ever asked and why?

8. What is the ultimate fate of longest friend?

9. 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.

10. Who is ultimately revealed to have killed tablets girl?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose an object from Milkman, such as the white van, the Bentley logo, or some other symbolic object and discuss its overall meaning and its connection to themes within the text.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that discusses the symbolism of the cover art chosen for Milkman.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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