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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 is the name of Grandma's husband?

2. Who made a website after Ma's disappearance?

3. What image is on the bandage that the doctor puts on Jack's injuries in "After"?

4. What month has begun in "Dying"?

5. What do Jack and Ma have for breakfast on the day that they will enact Plan B in "Dying"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Ma and Grandma discuss during Grandma's first visit in "After"?

2. How do Ma and Jack practice for their first plan for escape in "Dying"? How does Jack feel about the plan?

3. How does Jack feel about the change in routines in "After"?

4. What does Grandma bring on her second visit in "After"? What do she and Ma discuss?

5. How does Jack respond when Ma escapes and meets him in "Dying"?

6. What are some of the questions Ma is asked during her television interview in "After"?

7. What is the "Plan B" that Ma develops in "Dying"?

8. What steps do Ma and Jack take when they begin to enact their first escape plan in "Dying"?

9. What does Officer Oh ask Jack when she meets him? Why?

10. What is the first plan that Ma develops for escape in "Dying"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What events lead up to Ma telling Jack the truth about her abduction in "Unlying"? How does Ma define "unlying" in this chapter? Why has Ma chosen now to tell Jack the truth? How does Jack cope with Ma's story?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of family in Room. What does family mean to Jack, to Ma, and to Ma's family? Why do you think that Ma has always been open about being adopted? How does Ma's relationship with her parents change after she's escaped confinement?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the themes of abuse and sacrifice in Room. How are these themes developed through character, action, symbolism, and imagery in the narrative? What are some of the sacrifices that Ma makes for Jack, and vice versa? How has Ma managed to cope with abuse for so long?

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