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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. Who saves Claude from being trapped after the explosion?

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

3. What is Lily doing specifically at the Howell house on the day of the break-in?

4. Where does Cleve Ragland work?

5. What does Lily stay up to do after she takes care of Jack's wound?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the reader discover about Lily's past in Chapter Four, and what affect does it have on her relationships with men?

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

3. How does Lily handle the men who come to her door looking for Jack?

4. What part does Lanette Glass play in the meeting at Golgotha Church?

5. What do Lily and Carrie discuss when Lily goes to the clinic to clean?

6. How does Howell react to Lily's presence in his home while it was broken into?

7. What does Lily do to help Jack while he is in her home?

8. Who has been chasing Jack and why and what have they done to him? Where does Jack run to to take cover after he runs in Chapter Six?

9. What information does Jack share with Lily about why he is in Shakespeare?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jerrell Knopp is yelling at Deedra when the reader first meets him. Though he is not a character that Lily likes, he is not all wrong in his thinking. Analyze Jerrell by explaining what he is setting out to accomplish, how he is going to meet his goal, and how he is both wrong and right in his thinking.

Essay Topic 2

The group that causes all of the trouble in Shakespeare is referred to as a pack. Describe what and who the pack is and how the fact that they are merely a pack and not an organized group makes them, is some ways, more dangerous.

Essay Topic 3

How does Jack's character affect the town of Shakespeare's residents? Does the town benefit from his being there, or does he make matters worse?

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