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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 color dress did Estella win in a dance-off?

2. Who does Naomi learn have handguns?

3. What is Henry eating in March 1937 when he tells Naomi they should marry?

4. When do Naomi and Tommie finish Tommie's dress for home economics?

5. Who tells Naomi that everyone thinks it is a good idea if she marries Henry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Naomi remember about a doll Henry gave her?

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

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. What do the twins give Wash for his birthday?

5. What idea does Wash have that might get money for the Colored School?

6. What do Wash and Mr. Stine, the school janitor, check at the school?

7. What gifts do Naomi and Wash give one another for Christmas?

8. Why does "The Gang," think Miranda started whispering about Naomi and Wash?

9. Why does Wash say that his birthday is not for another three years?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How are idioms used in Out of Darkness to help characters communicate? How do idioms help create word pictures and mental images for readers in a concise manner? How do idioms help readers understand characters, emotions, and ideas?

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

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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