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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. After Leonie gives Kayla the liquid from the blackberry plant, how many times does he make her throw up?
2. How old was Leonie when the midwife came to the house to deliver her youngest sister?
3. When Leonie, Misty, and the children stop for the night on the trip to get Michael, what is the man making at the house where they stop?
4. How old was Jojo when Leonie and Michael had a fight and Michael left?
5. What does Richie clutch in his hand at the end of Chapter 6?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the people and the house like where Leonie and Misty stop on the way to the jail?
2. What does the boy do at the house where Leonie and Misty stop on the way to the jail?
3. Where does Richie remember that he woke?
4. What was life like before Leonie started taking drugs?
5. What instructions does Pop give Jojo before he leaves with Leonie to pick up Michael?
6. Why does Jojo make Kayla throw up after Leonie gives her the blackberry plant concoction?
7. What happened during the search for Kinnie Wagner when he escaped in 1948?
8. Why were Mam and Pop not there the day that Leonie and Michael had a fight and Michael left?
9. When was the first time that Leonie saw Given's ghost?
10. What type of papers does Misty forge and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Leonie is concerned during the trip to Parchman when they pick up drugs and hide them in her car. Why is Leonie concerned? What consequences does she fear if they are caught?
Essay Topic 2
Mam tells Jojo that Leonie does not have a mothering instinct. How and why do Leonie’s insecurities and jealousy cause her to be a negligent and abusive parent?
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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