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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. How old was Kiara when Marcus pierced her ears?

2. What is the name of Trevor's teacher who takes away his basketball cards on page 47?

3. How long has Kiara's family had the studio apartment where she and Marcus live at the beginning of the novel?

4. How old is Shauna's baby on page 31?

5. On page 10, how long has it been since Marcus quit his job?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is Kiara's mother on page 81?

2. Why is Trevor worried about leaving on page 63, and how is he trying to survive?

3. What do Alè and Kiara get from the Joy Funeral Home on page 18?

4. How long does Marcus work at the strip club, and why does he quit?

5. Why did Kiara's mother go to prison?

6. What does Kiara remember that she and Marcus used to sell on street corners?

7. How did Kiara's parents meet?

8. Why do Alè and Kiara go to the Joy Funeral Home every couple months?

9. Why does Kiara go to La Casa Taqueria on page 8?

10. What situation does Kiara get into with the cops?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Marcus has been shirking his responsibilities. How has Marcus been shirking his responsibilities? What becomes his priority instead of caring for Kiara? What makes him realize that his priorities have become skewed and causes him to change?

Essay Topic 2

Flashbacks are a literary device used to provide information about events that took place before a story began. How does Mottley use flashbacks in Nightcrawling? How does the author’s choice to use flashbacks affect what readers understand about characters?

Essay Topic 3

Artistic license is the way that an author creates, art, music, or writing based upon her interpretation of life. How does Mottley use artistic license to create the realistic background of Nightcrawling?

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