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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 does Wash go to see his father's cousin Lewis?

2. How does Henry view Bible verses in January 1937?

3. Where was Henry living when he was the only person in his immediate family to survive a tornado?

4. Who does Mr. Crane say keeps her house so hot you could fry an egg on her floor?

5. What volume of the encyclopedia do Beto and Cari borrow over winter break?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Naomi feel about Henry's proposal?

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

6. What does Naomi's grandmother tell her in a letter?

7. What does Henry remember about getting together with Estelle?

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

9. What did the New London School give the Colored School last year, and why were those things not valuable?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Backstories are used to present information about events that happened before events in the novel. How do backstories provide insight into characters and events? What is the importance of backstories in Out of Darkness?

Essay Topic 2

Community members are incensed when investigators say no one is to blame for the explosion. Why are community members incensed when investigators say no one is to blame for the explosion? Why do they resort to vigilante justice?

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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