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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 tall are the ceilings in Jojo's house?

2. How old was Jojo when Mam gave him the talk about sex?

3. About how old is the boy at the house where Leonie and Misty stop on the way to the jail?

4. Which of Leonie's mother's aunts had the gift of sight?

5. What does Leonie look for to stop Kayla from vomiting?

Short Essay Questions

1. What instructions does Pop give Jojo before he leaves with Leonie to pick up Michael?

2. Where does Misty have Leonie stop on the trip to the jail and why?

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

4. What does Al's house look like?

5. What does Jojo remember Pop told him about his own pouch?

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

7. What does Jojo discover in his sack of overnight things during his trip to the jail?

8. What type of papers does Misty forge and why?

9. How does Jojo describe Parchman?

10. How did Given die?

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

Jojo used to call Leonie "mother," but he quit because she does not act like a mother to him. Kayla turns to Jojo for comfort rather than Leonie. How would you describe the relationship that Leonie has with her children?

Essay Topic 3

Ward uses backstories, exposition, and flashbacks to reveal information about events that happened before the story begins. How does the author use backstories, exposition, and flashbacks to reveal information about the past in Sing, Unburied, Sing?

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