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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. Where do Chloe and James go out on their first real double-date?
2. Who comes to check on Esther when she does not show up for the important audition?
3. What does Ruth say when Esther asks Ruth what will happen if Vivian never comes around?
4. What makes Chloe nervous about Tony and his boyfriend on their double-date?
5. Who is one major holdout saying he is going to sell his business to Mr. Belmont?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Esther realize she has a particular talent for in Part IV?
2. What does Esther overhear Mr. Franklin and Mr. Bailey saying about her in Part IV?
3. How has Vivian thought of Chloe among her three girls up through the end of Part IV?
4. What happens when Vivian auditions two possible singers to join Chloe in Part IV?
5. What does Ruth tell Esther when she comes to the house to check on Esther in Part IV?
6. What does Chloe help Tony do most Friday nights to help him make money?
7. What does Vivian tell Esther to do when she and Chloe get back from the Dunbar audition?
8. What story does Preacher tell about his young love?
9. What doe Esther do when Horace leans in to kiss her?
10. What does Vivian invite Preacher to her house to do in Part III?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why do you think Sexton chose to structure the novel in alternating chapters focusing on four main characters, but kept the same third-person perspective throughout? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
Why is Chloe's relationship with James, a young white man, such a blow and an aberration for Vivian? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
Why is it so important to Vivian that her daughters become singing stars? What does she feel she has sacrificed in service of this dream? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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