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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 objects does Queenie describe as those she is "determined to carry through life with [her]" (37)?

2. Who comforts Queenie in Chapter 6 when she wakes up screaming about a nightmare?

3. With what word does Tom respond when Queenie sends him a text marking three months since their last contact?

4. How many "hospital staff are [staring] quizzically at the ultrasound" (3) when Queenie asks if they would like to ask the janitor to take a peek?

5. How does Cassandra find out in Chapter 10 that her new boyfriend will not be attending her party after all?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tom's shirt symbolize in Chapter 4?

2. What incident of racially-motivated mistreatment occurs in Chapter 8 and to whom does it happen?

3. What does the nurse at the sexual health clinic tell Queenie in Chapter 7 and what are his follow-up instructions?

4. What types of men does Queenie encounter as a result of owning an OKCupid profile?

5. How does Queenie come to own an OKCupid profile in Chapter 3?

6. Which objects does Queenie mention as ones that she intends to carry with her throughout her life?

7. Who is Diana?

8. What information is revealed about Tom's criticism of Queenie's relationship skills in Chapter 1?

9. For what reason does Queenie travel to Oxford Street in Chapter 10?

10. Provide a piece of evidence suggesting that Tom had an inadequate grasp of anti-racism techniques.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Carty-Williams's treatment of truth, lies, and hypocrisy within the text of Queenie.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the role of family within the text Queenie. What types of family relationships are represented and how does Carty-Williams use their variety to inform many of the work's themes?

Essay Topic 3

In what way does Carty-Williams go about breaking the text into parts and how do these structural elements help to advance the text’s arguments?

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