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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 church does the family attend?

2. Corrina spends most of her days doing what?

3. How old is the girl in #71?

4. Where does Jesse Wade's mother tell Tiger that Jesse Wade is when Tiger arrives at the Thompson house?

5. What does Jesse Wade do that makes Tiger run away from him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Corrina behave more like a girl than a woman when spending the day with Tiger in Chapter 5?

6. What are the circumstances of Granny's death and who finds her body?

7. How is Tiger embarrassed by her family members while in church in Chapter 2?

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

9. What makes Tiger start to think about growing up and becoming a young woman?

10. What is the nature of Tiger and Corrina's relationship?

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 Aunt Dorie Kay. What did she look like? What kind of life does she lead? What were her positive personality traits? What were her dreams and fears? What was most valuable to her in her 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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