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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 does Crab tell Jimmy about his time in jail?

2. Where is Jimmy's mother?

3. What does Mama Jean make before packing Jimmy's things?

4. Why does Jimmy want to borrow someone's notebook?

5. What is Jimmy's class preparing for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Jimmy think is looking for him?

2. How did Crab come to see Jimmy?

3. What is Jimmy's situation with school?

4. Where are Jimmy's parents?

5. What is Mama Jean's response to Crab's arrival?

6. What happens when Crab comes back to the car?

7. What does Mama Jean tell Jimmy when he is leaving?

8. What happens when Jimmy arrives in his classroom?

9. Where does Crab intend to take Jimmy?

10. Describe Jimmy's departure with Crab.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How surprising is "Somewhere in the Darkness"? What did you expect from the opening chapters, and where did the book diverge from your expectation? How did the book set you up to believe one thing, and then give you another? Where was the suspense generated?

Essay Topic 2

Evaluate your own reading of 'Somewhere in the Darkness'--did you resist it, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.

Essay Topic 3

Would you recommend "Somewhere in the Darkness"? For what purposes would you recommend "Somewhere in the Darkness", and what kinds of readers would you recommend it for? What other book would you recommend that would cover the same material or tell the same story in a different way?

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