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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 is one thing that is scary about Pet at first in Chapter 3?

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

3. In the end of Chapter 1, how do the monsters come back?

4. What had the revolution in Lucille been like?

5. Why does Pet say it has come to Jam's world?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do Aloe and Bitter vehemently deny that Pet asserts in Chapter 3?

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

4. What makes Jam start to feel more separate from her parents in Chapter 4?

5. What do Jam and Redemption often do together that she does as normal with him in Chapter 5?

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

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

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

9. Why does Pet tell Jam it needs her help in the hunt?

10. What does Pet want to do in Chapter 3 that Jam is absolutely against?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Jam eventually convince Pet to let Hibiscus have his day in court instead of killing him in Redemption's basement? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Emezi reiterates Lucille's mantra at the end of the book, "We are each other's magnitude and bond" (200). Write an essay explaining what you think the meaning of this mantra is, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Jam, and apparently the rest of the town of Lucille, understand the work and legacy of the angels? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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