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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. What type of car did Pop and Mam buy Leonie when she graduated from high school?

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

3. What is the first thing that Kayla vomits?

4. What color betta fish did Leonie buy Jojo?

5. How many men died in the oil rig accident where Michael worked?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Al's house look like?

3. How does Richie know Jojo is River's child?

4. Why did Michael start selling drugs?

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

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

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

8. Who was Richie?

9. Where does Richie remember that he woke?

10. Why was Leonie's brother named Given?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Given was murdered on a hunting trip before Sing, Unburied, Sing opens. Who was Given, and what is his role in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood in Sing, Unburied, Sing, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different sections?

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