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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. How long after Ada goes to school does her father go to the hospital?
2. At the end of Chapter 1, where does Adah decide she will go someday?
3. How many trips does Adah have to make to fill the water container when she lives on Pike Street?
4. In Chapter 1, what school does Boy go to?
5. What do Adah's father's friends drink while they discuss Adah going to school in Chapter 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Adah get the money to take the entrance examination for the Methodist Girls' High School, and what does she pay for her theft?
2. In Chapter 3, what is the train ride to London like for Adah and her family?
3. At the beginning of Chapter 3, why is there a sudden burst of excitement on the ship?
4. How does Adah persuade her mother-in-law to allow her to go to the United Kingdom?
5. In Chapter 5, how does Adah feel when she wakes, and why does she think she feels that way?
6. What is Adah taught about Ibuza?
7. Why does Adah either not eat lunch or take a bolied egg to eat at work in Chapter 5?
8. What happens to Adah's mother when Adah goes to school?
9. Who is Mrs. Konrad?
10. Why does Adah get up at 4:30 a.m.?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood of Second-Class Citizen, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different sections?
Essay Topic 2
In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?
Essay Topic 3
A spoiler in literature is an element in a story that may reveal plot elements. What are some titles of chapters? How do those titles indicate what will happen in a chapter? Are the chapter titles spoilers?
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