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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. When Wash goes into the school after the explosion, what shoe does he see?

2. On page 82, what restaurant does Henry take the twins?

3. What movie did Henry take the twins to see one Saturday in October 1936?

4. How far away do people say they could see the floodlights after the explosion?

5. When does the explosion take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Beto report about his first day at school?

2. Why do the children's grandparents send them to East Texas?

3. What conversation do Naomi and Henry have about groceries?

4. What rules does Henry have for Naomi, Beto, and Cari when they start school in New London?

5. How are the children registered for school?

6. Why are there empty frames on the wall in the living room of the Fuller's house?

7. Where does Naomi go when Henry and the twins go to the Cozy Table?

8. What does Wash do blindfolded at the river?

9. What does Henry do when the twins are sick and throwing up?

10. How does Naomi burn herself?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

People in New London are quick to make assumptions about Naomi. Why are people in New London quick to make assumptions about Naomi? How do the stereotypes they have about Mexicans cause them to make assumptions about her?

Essay Topic 2

Naomi and Muffy are next-door neighbors. What type of relationship do they have? How does Muffy serve as a role model for Naomi?

Essay Topic 3

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

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