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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 was Leonie when her mother started teaching her about herbs and medicine?

2. At the house where Misty and Leonie stop on the way to the jail, how many times has the boy damaged a television?

3. When Kayla is sick during the trip to get Michael, what animal story does Jojo tell her?

4. What color car does Leonie drive?

5. What does Kayla have to drink as they begin the trip to the jail?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jojo see after Kayla throws up again in the parking lot at Parchman after Michael is released?

2. Who helped Richie get away from the place where he woke?

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

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

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

6. Where does Richie remember that he woke?

7. Why was Leonie's brother named Given?

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

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

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

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 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 3

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe characters in a narrative and the world they inhabit. Imagery involves using the five senses to describe characters, places, and things. How does Ward use imagery to help readers imagine the world where characters live in Sing, Unburied, Sing?

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