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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 Leonie returns home with Michael, what does her mother ask Leonie to give her?

2. What color did the prostitute who was called Sunshine Woman at Parchman in the 1940s always wear?

3. How did Jojo learn the proper names for the constellations?

4. Where was Leonie when her water broke when she was carrying Jojo?

5. What does Al have in the pantry that he suggests Leonie and Michael give to Michaela while he and Misty go to the store?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Leonie and Michael do when they see a police car flashing its lights behind them on the drive from Parchman?

2. What tattoos does Pop have?

3. Why does the police officer pull Leonie and the others over, and who does he handcuff?

4. How sick does Leonie get after swallowing the meth, and how does Michael try to help her?

5. What does Jojo remember about peeing himself at school?

6. What does Leonie do as Mam is dying, and how does Jojo describe what happens?

7. What does Mam tell Jojo about dying?

8. In Chapter 14, what does Leonie see and hear Michael do when she wakes?

9. What does Leonie remember about the last time she saw Given alive?

10. What is Pop doing when Jojo takes Richie to hear the end of Richie's story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dialogue tags help identify who is speaking in a written conversation. What would happen if dialogue tags were never used to identify who is speaking in a written conversation? What common dialogue tags frequently identify speakers in a written conversation in Sing, Unburied, Sing? What descriptive dialogue tags has the author used, especially during action scenes? How do those dialogue tags help readers imagine scenes? How do they add another layer of description?

Essay Topic 2

Leonie’s parents disapprove of her life choices, and Michael is estranged from his parents. Compare and contrast the relationship that Leonie and Michael have with their parents.

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view of Sing, Unburied, Sing? How does the way that three first-person narrators are used influence what readers know about events and characters? How does having following different characters help readers connect with and understand characters?

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