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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. Whose fault does Jam think it is that Pet has come to life?

2. Where does Jam live?

3. What does Jam tell Pet she thinks of her parents in Chapter 4?

4. Why is Hibiscus respected in town?

5. What is Jam worried about after she cuts herself and bleeds in the studio?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bitter do for a living and what is unusual about her work?

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

3. How do Jam's teachers present the idea of the angels?

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

5. What catches Jam's attention about what Aloe says to Bitter upon seeing Pet for the first time?

6. What does Bitter tell Jam monsters look like?

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

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

9. What is Jam's mother, Bitter's, existence attributed to in Chapter 1?

10. What does Jam first think of Pet when it emerges from the painting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing the language and tone Emezi uses throughout this novel.

Essay Topic 2

How do Redemption's parents react to his entreaties to them to help Moss? Why does their reaction so anger and disappoint Redemption? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Jam feel when she goes to Redemption's house for the first time after Pet's arrival? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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