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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. In February 1937, who does Miranda start dating?

2. The night after Henry comes home drunk and tries to molest Naomi, what time is it when Naomi goes to bed and he still is not home?

3. How many children does Naomi find in a supply closet at school with Cari and Beto?

4. What does Wash give Naomi for Christmas?

5. When does Naomi talk to Henry about marriage and waiting?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Naomi falls asleep in Mr. Pittluck's class?

2. What conversation do Naomi and Wash have regarding why she has been ignoring him?

3. Where does Naomi find Cari, Beto, Katie and two other children when she goes to get baking soda for the home economics teacher?

4. Why does Henry think destruction follows him?

5. Where does Miranda go with Chigger, and what does she see?

6. How do Naomi and Tommie get a sewing machine so they can redo Tommie's dress for home economics?

7. What problem does Tommie have with the dress she makes for home economics?

8. What does Henry get the twins and Naomi for Christmas?

9. What do the twins give Wash for his birthday?

10. How is Henry feeling about religion?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Naomi and the twins have their first Christmas in New London. What gifts do they give one another and Henry, and what do the gifts symbolize?

Essay Topic 2

Henry takes Beto to target practice. Why is the trip not successful? What does it reveal about the relationship between Henry and Beto?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view of Out of Darkness? How does the way that the third-person narrator follows different characters influence what readers know about events and characters? How does having the narrator follow different characters help readers connect with and understand characters?

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