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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 did Jojo learn the proper names for the constellations?

2. After the police stop, about how long do Jojo and the others drive until they come upon a gas station?

3. In Chapter 15 when Leonie returns, how often does she stay at the house?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Pop quit smoking?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Mam tell Jojo about his mother in Chapter 11?

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

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood in Sing, Unburied, Sing, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different sections?

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