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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 Ike listen to in his son's house in Chapter Twelve?

2. What does Buddy Lee's neighbor invite him for In Chapter Eighteen?

3. Who do people often say Buddy Lee looks like?

4. In Chapter Thirteen, who breaks open the door to Isiah's and Derek's house?

5. What do Ike and Buddy Lee really want to know from Andy in Chapter Thirteen?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Thirteen, how do Buddy Lee and Ike best the two younger men in the house?

2. In Chapter Four, what did Ike sometimes do with Isaiah when he was a teenager that Isaiah never took to?

3. In Chapter Two, what does Buddy Lee want Ike to do with him?

4. In Chapter Nineteen, who comes to see Ike at his shop and what happens there?

5. In Chapter Five, what is Ike's business that he started and how is it doing?

6. In Chapter Three, what happens between Buddy Lee and his landlord?

7. In Chapter Two, what do Buddy Lee and Ike seem to have in common?

8. In Chapter Seven, what has happened to Ike's son's grave?

9. In Chapter Eighteen, what kind of relationship do Buddy Lee and Margot have?

10. In Chapter Thirteen, who shows up at Derek's and Isaiah's house while Buddy Lee and Ike are there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do both Buddy Lee's and Ike's perceptions of and attitudes about gay and transgender people change throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

When and how does Cosby demonstrate the bonding experience between Buddy Lee and Ike, two very different men? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Cosby explain the characteristics and culture of the "Rare Breed"? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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