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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. Which letter of the alphabet does Tom tack onto the end of his text message in the wee hours of New Year's Day?

2. Which of Queenie's actions alarms Gina enough in Chapter 21 that she calls Maggie?

3. How many of Queenie's roommates have gone to stay with their families during the holidays, as revealed in Chapter 14?

4. Which character tells Queenie in Chapter 20 that she is "damaged goods" (230)?

5. What kind of problems does Ted use as an excuse when Queenie confronts him after a week with no contact?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What hopeful sign does Queenie receive from Tom at the end of Chapter 14?

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

4. How many resolutions does Queenie make in Chapter 15 and what is the last one on the list?

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

6. To whom does Queenie send a text message at the start of Chapter 19 and why?

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

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

9. Provide evidence for the conclusion that Cassandra is cruel, selfish, and self-deluding.

10. Provide evidence for the conclusion that Queenie has a passion for music.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Carty-Williams's purpose for juxtaposing at least two different locations in a particular way within the text of Queenie.

Essay Topic 2

What messages are being sent about racial tensions in the United Kingdom in the novel Queenie and what actions does Carty-Williams hope to provoke within the text’s audience?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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