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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 Pop showed her the tattoo he got for her?

2. Where does Jojo walk if he feels an unsettling during the day?

3. On the porch with Pop after returning from the drive to the prison, what is the first constellation Jojo identifies?

4. Where does Leonie hit Jojo after Mam dies?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Richie die?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

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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