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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 Paul call Chappie?

2. Who tells Chappie he is acting like his real father?

3. What do people come to get from the communal house?

4. What kind of crop does Chappie watch over?

5. Aside from people, what else does Evening Star like to take care of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Paul want to kill I-Man?

2. What secret does Chappie want to tell his father?

3. What secret did Chappie's mother keep for Chappie's father when they met and why?

4. What has Russ been doing since Chappie and he split ways?

5. What does Chappie do at the bridge in the rain, and why?

6. What does Chappie beg of his mother when they meet when Chappie comes back to Au Sable?

7. How is I-Man's death reported?

8. How does Chappie feel about his 15th birthday party?

9. What happens when a woman tries to take I-Man's Jah stick away?

10. Why does I-Man say he wants to return to Jamaica?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How was this title significant to the course of this plot, and what kind of things did the title foreshadow?

Essay Topic 2

What kinds of addictions were highlighted in this book, and how did the inclusion of these elements affect the tone of the book?

Essay Topic 3

This plot takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Russell Banks have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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