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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 Mr. Get Down tell Ike and Buddy Lee that Tangerine's real name is?
2. What did Ike once do for Luther?
3. Who is the bartender at the place Buddy Lee and Ike go in Chapter Twenty-Four?
4. Why does Mya so badly want to go back to her house, even though she thinks it is on fire?
5. What does Tangerine believe about the powerful person she had an affair with?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter Twenty-Four, why do Ike and Buddy Lee get kicked out of the gay bar?
2. In Chapter Thirty-Three, what does Mya tell Ike and Buddy Lee about Tangerine that shocks them?
3. In Chapter Twenty-Eight, what is Ike surprised to see that Buddy Lee is willing to lose his life over?
4. In Chapter Thirty-Two, what does Tangerine do when Buddy Lee and Ike first get to her house?
5. In Chapter Thirty-One, where are Ike and Buddy Lee rushing to get to?
6. In Chapter Twenty-Five, what does Ike do to the Rare Breed who have followed his wife in their car?
7. In Chapter Thirty-Two, what happens to Tangerine's mother?
8. In Chapter Thirty-Two, why does Tangerine refuse to tell Ike and Buddy Lee who her lover was?
9. In Chapter Twenty-Eight, what happens when Ike and Buddy Lee go to the music producer's house?
10. In Chapter Thirty-One, what does Buddy Lee say to Ike to try to comfort him about how they both treated their sons?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What are Cosby's personal connections to the subject matter and topics in this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
What regrets do Buddy Lee and Ike both share about their relationships with their sons? How does Cosby convey these regrets to the reader? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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