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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. Why does Irene bring up Junior's problems?

2. What would upset John?

3. Clare Kendry disappears from the Chicago neighborhood after what event?

4. How does Irene feel about Clare?

5. How does Irene plan to get back from the printers?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did Clare disappear from the Chicago neighborhood where she and Irene lived?

2. How does Brian respond to Irene's concerns about Junior?

3. What does Brian advise Irene to do about Clare?

4. What does Brian tell Irene about someone who can pass for white?

5. How does Irene react to John Bellew's cruel words?

6. After Clare and Irene run into each other at the hotel, when do they plan to meet again? How does Irene really feel about seeing her again?

7. What name does John Bellew, Clare's husband, call his wife? Why?

8. What is Irene's intention in bring up Junior's problems?

9. What does Clare tell Irene in the note she sent to Irene?

10. What are Irene's plans about meeting Clare? How does she wind up meeting her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the concerns of Clare and Gertrude.

a) What concerns do they have about their children?

b) How does each woman deal with their mixed marriage?

c) What mistake does Clare make about her marriage?

Essay Topic 2

Summarize Part 2, Chapter 1 which introduces Irene's husband Brian into the story.

a) What strong feelings does Brian have on "passing"?

b) What advice does he give Irene about Clare?

c) What conflict exists between Irene and Brian?

Essay Topic 3

Describe how racism is introduced into the story.

a) What does Irene remember about Clare "passing"?

b) What conflict between the two is foreshadowed?

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