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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. Kyazike tells which character in Chapter 15 that she should use the website called Urban Dictionary more often?

2. Which two words does Queenie use in Chapter 23 to describe Janet's office?

3. The final resolution Queenie includes on her list in Chapter 15 involves which topic?

4. When Queenie goes to the apartment she and Tom used to share, she finds that Tom has a new girlfriend with what name?

5. Which character is NOT part of the group text featured in Chapter 20 and focused on Tom's new girlfriend?

Short Essay Questions

1. Queenie worries about which of her family members refusing to accept her choice to see a therapist?

2. What does Queenie reveal to Janet in Chapter 23 about her childhood?

3. Who is Elspeth?

4. Who is Jacob?

5. Which birthday does Queenie celebrate in Chapter 24 and how does her mother Sylvie commemmorate it?

6. How does Queenie gain access to the offices of The Daily Read in Chapter 13?

7. In what way does the theme of betrayal arise within Chapter 18?

8. How does Queenie find out that Cassandra has been seeing Guy?

9. To what location does Queenie travel in Chapter 19 in the pouring rain and what does she find out?

10. Discuss an instance when Carty-Williams uses irony to highlight the humor inherent in a particular situation.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Read a lengthy interview with Carty-Williams. Write an essay explaining the connection between several of Carty-Williams’s answers and a major theme presented 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

Discuss Carty-Williams's decision to include humor within the fictional text of Queenie. What purpose did Carty-Williams have in mind when including these instances of humor and how does the inclusion of these instances support the overarching themes and messages of the text?

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