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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. Where does Leonie see Given-not-Given bleed in Chapter 14?

2. What does Mam say she thinks she heard when she first heard Richie?

3. What is the part of Bois called where Michael's parents live?

4. When Leonie told her mother she was pregnant, how long had her mother known that Leonie was expecting?

5. When Leonie and Michael first started dating, how much time did they spend parking on the boat jetty?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the tree like where Jojo finds Richie after Mam's death?

2. How did Richie die?

3. What does Mam tell Jojo about dying?

4. What tattoos does Pop have?

5. As they drive, why is Leonie enjoying time with Michael while the kids are quiet?

6. Why does Michael spank Kayla during breakfast the first morning after they return from Parchman?

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

8. Why did Pop quit smoking?

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

10. After Leonie got together with Michael, why did her mother tell her the relationship was not healthy?

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

Setting is the place where a story happens. Where does Sing, Unburied, Sing take place? How do characters feel about the place and why?

Essay Topic 3

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does Ward use more metaphors or similes in Sing, Unburied, Sing? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help make the writing more interesting?

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