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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 Pet feeling in Chapter 9?

2. Why does Redemption leave Jam's house in a state of anger in Chapter 9?

3. What does Pet say he is made of?

4. What is the kitchen in Redemption's house like?

5. What question does Jam ask Redemption that she immediately regrets?

Short Essay Questions

1. What risk does Pet tell Jam she is taking in doing nothing about the monster?

2. Why does Jam respect and like Hibiscus especially among Redemption's relatives?

3. What can Pet do to conceal itself from Jam's parents?

4. What does Pet say he will do to the monster in Chapter 9 that shocks Jam?

5. In Chapter 7, why do Jam's parents guess she is not herself?

6. What does Jam particularly remember about Hibiscus and Redemption from the past?

7. How does Jam usually feel when she visits Redemption's house?

8. Why does Jam feel guilty in Chapter 9 about Moss?

9. Why does Ube show Redemption and Jam the pamphlets on monsters, even though he knows their parents might not approve?

10. Why does Jam think it is a good idea to take Redemption to the library to research monsters?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Pet's relationship and attitude to "the hunt?" 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

Why do you think Jam is ultimately sad to see Pet go the last time it comes to her in the end of the book, despite her initial fear of the being? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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