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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 happens to Stacey's truck while the group sleeps?

2. What is not working with Stacey's truck in Chapter 8?

3. Where does a double lynching occur in the story?

4. Where does Solomon say he grew up?

5. What does Clarence hit his head on?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Wade.

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

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

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

5. Describe Clarence's fate.

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

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

8. What makes Jeremy feel empty in Chapter 6?

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

10. What is Jeremy's redemption?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Jeremy seek redemption? Does he become redeemed? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Describe injustice as a theme of the novel. Who is a victim of injustice, and how? Who perpetuates the injustice, and why? What literary devices are used to show injustice as a theme?

Essay Topic 3

What is the effect of dialect on the story? What does the use of dialect tell the reader about the characters, setting, and time? How would the story differ if dialect was not used as a storytelling technique?

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