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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. What color journal did Monday give to Claudia in December: "Two Years Before the Before"?
2. What does Claudia say she tries to look like when she dances in November: "The After"?
3. What is the name of Monday's mother?
4. Who sings the song "All I Ask" that Claudia was to dance to for her first solo in November: "The After"?
5. Who is Michael's maternal grandmother?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Patti Charles and how is she described?
2. Why did Monday sneak into Claudia's house in November: "One Year Before the Before"?
3. Who is Shayla and how is she described?
4. What happened when Claudia and her mother went to the Charles home in November: "The Before"?
5. What color does Claudia say Mrs. Charles would be in November? Why?
6. When do the chapters titled "The Before" take place?
7. What is an unreliable narrator and how does this apply in Monday's Not Coming?
8. What happened in the principal's office after the fight in December: "One Year Before the Before"?
9. What led up to the fight that Claudia and Monday were involved in in December: "One Year Before the Before"?
10. Who is Tip Charles and why did Claudia's mother ask her husband to seek him out in November: "The Before"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the themes of bullying and abuse in Monday's Not Coming. How are these themes developed through the characters in the novel? What actions of abuse and bullying are central to the story? Why?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss examples of literary allusions and references in Monday's Not Coming. What literary works are referenced in the novel? How do these works reflect upon the story and characters in Monday's Not Coming? Why are these allusions important?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and discuss the character of Claudia Coleman in Monday's Not Coming. How old is Claudia in the novel (in each timeline)? What is Claudia's main objective in the story? How does Claudia's character develop and evolve in the course of the narrative?
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