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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 does Jam's mother tell her a monster looks like?

2. What does Aloe make for Jam for breakfast in Chapter 4?

3. In Chapter 4, what do Jam's parents make her do so they can talk to Pet alone?

4. What does Aloe do for a living?

5. Why does Bitter remind Aloe that beings like Pet come to town?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Jam when she goes to see her mother's finished painting in Chapter 2?

2. How do Aloe and Bitter react to seeing Pet for the first time?

3. What does everyone in Lucille think does not exist in the town any longer?

4. Where does Pet say the monster it is looking for is?

5. What is Redemption known for?

6. What is one main way that Jam's father, Aloe, demonstrates his love and care for her?

7. Why does Pet take hold of Jam in Aloe's and Bitter's bedroom while they argue?

8. What do Bitter and Aloe tell Jam about Pet in Chapter 4?

9. What does Jam desperately want to know about the old angels in Chapter 1?

10. What does Aloe ask Bitter about her new painting in Chapter 1 that strikes Jam as odd?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Bitter's approach and attitude to her art in general? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Pet eventually win Jam's trust, even though it looks like a monster to her? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Emezi's characters all have distinctive names; how does Emezi use names to help establish her characters' depths and set the readers' expectations? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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