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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 odd question does Becca ask Lily about Marie?

2. What awakens Lily from her nightmare in Chapter Six?

3. Who hires Jack as a detective?

4. Who does Lily claim is her friend from the black community?

5. How was the bomb detonated?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the conversation that takes place between Lanette and Lily in the church.

2. Who did both Jack and Lily recognize as the group of men that shot and chased Jack?

3. What happens to Marie, and how is Lily involved?

4. Why does Lily tell Darcy and Cleve that she and Jack are seeing each other, and why does this anger Jack?

5. What realizations does Lily come to while cleaning Mookie Preston's house?

6. Describe in detail Lily's thoughts and feelings after the explosion.

7. Why does Arnita Winthrop summon Lily to her home, and what transpires there?

8. Who is Jared Fletcher and what is his tie to Lily?

9. What thoughts go through Lily's mind as she is cleaning Deedra's apartment in Chapter Seven?

10. What happens to Lily while she is at the Winthrop's to clean Beanie's closet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who pays the greatest price for Shakespeare's racism? How might this have been avoided if the black community were more aware of the racism in Shakespeare?

Essay Topic 2

There are many ironies throughout the novel. Note at least five and explain their significance to the meaning of the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Now that the turmoil is over, argue how Shakespeare would be a good place for people to reside.

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