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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 Mama Jean say when she comes in?

2. How does the narrator describe Jimmy's state of mind when he goes with Crab?

3. What does Crab tell Jimmy about his time in jail?

4. Who does Crab say fingered him for the crime?

5. How does Jimmy find out who the man is?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Crab come to see Jimmy?

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

4. What is the destination of Crab's trip with Jimmy?

5. What is Jimmy's relationship with Mama Jean?

6. What favor does Crab do for Mama Jean?

7. Where does Jimmy find himself when he wakes up in the car?

8. How does Crab explain having been arrested in spite of being innocent?

9. How does Crab behave when Cookie knocks on the door?

10. What happens when Jimmy arrives in his classroom?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the end of the novel, Jimmy asks Crab what the goal of going to California would be. How important are goals in "Somewhere in the Darkness"? Does a plan need to have a goal for it to be important? Which characters have different beliefs about this question?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How likely is Jimmy to go to school, and be a good student, as a result of the events described in the novel? What would happen in a sequel to "Somewhere in the Darkness"?

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