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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 does Tiger tell Jesse Wade that she is giving up?

2. Where does Lonnie work?

3. What is delivered to Tiger's house while her aunt is visiting?

4. How did Tiger learn about Corrina's childlike mental state?

5. What chore does Granny assign Corrina and Tiger to at home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Jesse Wade Thompson and what does Tiger think of him?

2. Who is Mr. Thompson and what is the prized project he is working on?

3. Why is Tiger doubly embarrassed when Corrina causes a scene in church?

4. What does the television represent in the Parker household?

5. What negative characteristic is revealed about Abby Lynn's character regarding the swimming party?

6. How does the author use foreshadowing in Chapter 2 regarding the rain?

7. Which one of the Parker family members is most taken with the new television?

8. How does the author show that Corrina is more like Tiger's sibling than her mother?

9. What does Tiger learn about Abby Lynn's swimming party that makes her not being invited even more hurtful?

10. How does the author show the vast differences in lifestyles between the Parkers and the Thompsons.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Corrina Parker. What did she look like? What is her family position? What were her positive personality traits? What were her dreams and fears? What was most valuable to her in her world?

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Lonnie Parker. What did he look like? What position does he have in the family? What were his positive personality traits? What were his dreams and fears? What was most valuable to him in his world?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the lives of Tiger and Jesse Wade. How are their circumstances similar? In what ways are their lives different? What draws them together to make them friends? What could have threatened to kill a friendship even before it began?

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