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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. When Jojo, Misty, Leonie, and Kayla get to Parchman, in what direction do the birds he sees fly off?

2. How many game systems does the boy have at the house where Misty and Leonie stop on the way to the jail?

3. How old was Jojo when Leonie and Michael had a fight and Michael left?

4. When Gloria hired Leonie at the Cold Drink, how long of a probationary period did Leonie have?

5. How far does Pop remember tracking a gunman through a swamp with Kinnie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened during the search for Kinnie Wagner when he escaped in 1948?

2. How did Leonie get her job at the Cold Drink?

3. How and why did Pop help Richie when he first came to Parchman?

4. What happened to Richie when he broke a hoe working in the fields at Parchman?

5. When was the first time that Leonie saw Given's ghost?

6. Why were Mam and Pop not there the day that Leonie and Michael had a fight and Michael left?

7. Why did Michael start selling drugs?

8. What does Jojo remember about a betta fish Leonie bought him?

9. What was life like before Leonie started taking drugs?

10. Why does Jojo make Kayla throw up after Leonie gives her the blackberry plant concoction?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Leonie wants to make a potion for Kayla when Kayla is sick. Jojo does not want her to give Kayla a potion. Why does Jojo not trust Leonie to make a potion that will heal and not hurt Kayla?

Essay Topic 2

Setting is the place where a story happens. Where does Sing, Unburied, Sing take place? How do characters feel about the place and why?

Essay Topic 3

An analogy is the comparison of an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar or to help readers understand characters, events, or concepts. What are some analogies Ward uses in the novel? How do these analogies help readers comprehend characters actions, events or concepts?

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