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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 Moe hide under?

2. What is Wade's occupation?

3. At the garage, who does Statler target for his harassment?

4. Which of the following is the name of one of the cafe workers?

5. Where does Moe decide he will get on the train?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Jeremy feel empty in Chapter 6?

2. What does Solomon teach Cassie?

3. What is Cassie's involvement with Moe attacking the boys?

4. How are real events used in the story? How does a real events change the course of the story?

5. Which character has the most impossible-fated future?

6. What plan is set in place for Moe?

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

8. How would Moe be punished for attacking the Aames brothers?

9. Describe the evolution of the relationship between Moe and Cassie.

10. What is one element of culture shared between the whites and blacks in the story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cassie compares herself to Cinderella when she is in Memphis. Why does she do this? How is her life similar to Cinderella's? What traits does she share with a fairy tale character? In what ways is she different?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one character to analyze. Describe the character. How does this character show depth? How do this character's actions and dialogue define them? What do you think this character's role is in the story? Would the story suffer or progress if this character was left out?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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