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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. Near the end of Chapter Ten, at which train station do Sierra and Robbie agree to meet for Robbie to make a first demonstration of shadowshaping to Sierra?
2. With which of the following does Chapter Fifteen begin?
3. On which of the following avenues does Neville leave Sierra after returning from Columbia University?
4. About which of the following does Sierra confide her doubts to Bennie?
5. Along which of the following avenues do Sierra and Bennie proceed to the first party of the summer?
Short Essay Questions
1. At what does Sierra look as the novel begins, and what does she note about it?
2. How does Sierra explain to Robbie already knowing who he is when they meet at the first party of the summer?
3. How does Sierra describe the band at Club Kalfour upon seeing them?
4. What random gossip does Bennie report to Sierra while braiding her hair?
5. How is the Tower described when it is introduced?
6. What does Sierra note as evidence of Lázaro’s sweetness to her childhood self?
7. How does Sierra characterize her skin to herself (75)?
8. What reasons does Juan give for not having told Sierra about shadowshaping?
9. When Sierra flees from Club Kalfour, what results in her getting lost?
10. Sierra expresses annoyance at Robbie for leaving her at the first party of the summer. How does she tell him he can atone?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Much is made in the novel of Robbie being of Haitian descent. What is the significance of him having such a background, as opposed to another from among the African Diaspora, and how is that significance manifested?
Essay Topic 2
Explicate the significance of the location of the Sorrows’ center of power.
Essay Topic 3
Sierra’s father, Dominic, is clearly present and engaged with the family, yet he is only minimally depicted. What effect does that limited depiction have on the novel? How is the effect produced?
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