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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. Who is Ford's boyfriend in Part I?

2. In Chapter 8, why does Ford's mother beat her?

3. What is one way Ford has stayed at least a little bit connected to her father over the years?

4. Who is Ford's kindergarten teacher?

5. Who previously owned Ford's family's new house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ford become so fixated on seeing the sunrise for the first time?

2. How does Ford remember life on her great-grandfather's farm in Missouri?

3. What kind of relationship does Ford have with her brother R.C. when they are children?

4. In Chapter 7, what happens that traumatizes Ford's mother?

5. What news does Ford's mother deliver to her in Chapter 1 that shocks Ford?

6. Why does Ford suspect her mother stays with Allen?

7. Why does Ford go to live with her grandmother in Chapter 7?

8. How does Ford remember the process of having her hair relaxed in Chapter 5?

9. What does Ford's mother do when she hears from Ford's teacher Mrs. York that Ford has said inappropriate things in school?

10. How does Grandma Billie react when Ford asks who her own father is in a photo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In general, how does Ford remember her life with her mother and younger siblings growing up? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What is Ford's mother's particular obsession with the safety of her children, and how does this obsession change or shape Ford's adolescence? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Ford find out what her father is in prison for, and how does this revelation affect her impression of him? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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