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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Temple suggest setting Meg up with?
(a) The District Attorney.
(b) Lomax.
(c) The Seal.
(d) Flea.

2. What reason do Karen and Temple give for not coming out of Karen’s room much over the holidays?
(a) Meditating.
(b) Homework.
(c) Reading.
(d) Independent studies.

3. What is Meg’s “feminist encounter group” talking about when she shows up (111)?
(a) Faking orgasms.
(b) A course in sex magic.
(c) Sex with black men.
(d) Women to keep husbands away from.

4. In Chapter Ten, what does Meg say she is probably wanted for?
(a) Outstanding speeding tickets.
(b) Selling cocaine.
(c) Possession of drugs.
(d) Kidnapping.

5. What does Byrdie join when he gets to University of Virginia?
(a) A debating society.
(b) A squash team.
(c) A fraternity.
(d) A secret society.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Karen get the nickname Shadow?

2. Why does the press conference the prosecutor plans not end up happening?

3. How does Meg describe Karen’s father to the feminist encounter group?

4. What does Meg say Karen knows about her “business dealings” (203)?

5. What does Temple say he saw on Lee’s face when Lee realized that Karen was his daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dee say about race and cooking, when she visits Temple and Dee at UVA?

2. How did Karen get the nickname “Shadow” (139)?

3. What kind of awakening does Temple have when he reads Invisible Man?

4. What causes Meg to reassess her appearance, and what does she find when she does?

5. How does Meg finally make her breakthrough as a writer?

6. How does Meg meet Luke?

7. What is the sheltering sky, and what does it mean to Temple?

8. Why is the case of the drug bust frustrating for the district attorney?

9. What is the outcome of the court scene?

10. What is the “holy shit moment” that happens in the courtroom (215)?

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