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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 old is Kayla in Chapter 3?
2. What does Al get Misty to drink when she, Leonie, and the children arrive at Al's house?
3. How old was Pop when he and Stag were sent to Parchman?
4. How old was Jojo when Leonie and Michael had a fight and Michael left?
5. In Chapter 2, how long has Given been gone?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Leonie get Jojo for his birthday?
2. What are the people and the house like where Leonie and Misty stop on the way to the jail?
3. What happened to Richie when he broke a hoe working in the fields at Parchman?
4. Why did Michael start selling drugs?
5. What does Al's house look like?
6. What does the boy do at the house where Leonie and Misty stop on the way to the jail?
7. What type of papers does Misty forge and why?
8. What was life like before Leonie started taking drugs?
9. What does Jojo remember about a betta fish Leonie bought him?
10. What does Jojo discover in his sack of overnight things during his trip to the jail?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Pop carries a gris-gris bag and gives one to Jojo. Leonie and Mam pray to Catholic saints and goddesses and believe in ghosts and superstitious practices. What is the role of superstition in the lives of characters?
Essay Topic 2
Leonie’s parents disapprove of her life choices, and Michael is estranged from his parents. Compare and contrast the relationship that Leonie and Michael have with their parents.
Essay Topic 3
An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in Sing, Unburied, Sing? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? How do the allusions Ward uses help readers’ understanding of characters or concepts?
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