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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. Where does Cassie run into some of her classmates?

2. What is the name of the character who is very patriotic about the war?

3. On what day does the group attempt to take Clarence to the hospital?

4. What is most controversial about the gas station restrooms?

5. According to Jamison, where should Moe go?

Short Essay Questions

1. What becomes evident from the group's experience at the train station?

2. Which characters have an altered fate as a result of the Pearl Harbor attack?

3. What is Jeremy's redemption?

4. Why does Moe choose to take the train rather than have his friends drive him the whole way?

5. Describe the interactions between Moe and Cassie in Chapter 8.

6. Describe the interaction between Solomon and Cassie.

7. Describe the whites encountered by the group in Chapter 7.

8. What does Solomon teach Cassie?

9. Describe Clarence's fate.

10. Does Statler deserve being attacked by Moe? Why or why not?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the historical context of the story? How does the setting, in 1941, differ from the present? How would the story be different if the story occurred in present-time instead of in 1941?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the setting in the story. What is significant about the setting? Why is the time period so important? How would the story change if it were set somewhere else or if it were set in a different time period?

Essay Topic 3

Think about how each character's future will pan out after the story is over. Choose three characters and analyze what will happen to them after the story is over. Explain why.

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