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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 Malachite tell Jam is for dinner in Chapter 5?

2. What is Beloved doing in the kitchen when Jam and Redemption get to Redemption's house?

3. What does Pet tell Jam about the truth?

4. What reaction does Redemption have to something he reads that startles Jam?

5. What does Glass bring to dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Redemption think when he first sees Pet?

2. Why does Jam get embarassed when Redemption teases her about her trips to the library?

3. What is unique about Redemption's parents?

4. What do Jam and Redemption agree the angels in her library books actually look like to them?

5. Why is Redemption so quiet at the beginning of Chapter 9?

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

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

8. How does Ube react when Jam tells him she and Redemption are looking for information on family monsters?

9. What emotion does Redemption feel in Chapter 9 that Pet seems to feed off of?

10. Where does Jam decide to reveal Pet for the first time to Redemption?

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

Jam begins to understand that her parents, Bitter and Aloe, have different priorities and focuses when it comes to raising her. Write an essay comparing and contrasting these priorities and goals of each parent, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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