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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 color ceramic bowls does Al keep on his fireplace mantel?

2. Where do Leonie and Michael sleep after Mam dies and when they are home?

3. What does Leonie put on her mother's altar?

4. What color dog is Skeetah walking when Leonie, Michael and the others return from Parchman?

5. How old was Leonie when she got pregnant with Jojo?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Leonie remember about jumping off a cliff when she and Michael first began dating?

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

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

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

5. What does Leonie tell Michael she wants to do after Mam dies?

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

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

8. What does red cinnamon gum make Jojo remember?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mam tells Jojo that Leonie does not have a mothering instinct. How and why do Leonie’s insecurities and jealousy cause her to be a negligent and abusive parent?

Essay Topic 2

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax in Sing, Unburied, Sing and why is that incident the climax?

Essay Topic 3

In Sing, Unburied, Sing, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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