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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 does Jojo remember he was when he got hit with a basketball by his cousin Rhett during a game at the park?

2. How old was Leonie when Pop caught her smoking for the first time?

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

4. When Jojo feels an unsettling at night, what time is he finally able to fall asleep?

5. What is Al holding when Leonie, Michael, and the others stop after leaving the jail?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Leonie do after Misty and Al leave to go to the store to get medicine?

2. What does red cinnamon gum make Jojo remember?

3. What dream does Leonie have on the last hour drive home from Parchman?

4. Why is Pop taking apart a pen in Chapter 13?

5. How does Jojo describe life after his grandmother's death?

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

7. Why does Jojo make himself a sandwich the first morning he and the others return from Parchman?

8. What does Mam tell Jojo about dying?

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

10. What does Jojo remember hearing in the night in Chapter 13?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Ward uses backstories, exposition, and flashbacks to reveal information about events that happened before the story begins. How does the author use backstories, exposition, and flashbacks to reveal information about the past in Sing, Unburied, Sing?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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