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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 long has Jimmy lived with Mama Jean?

2. Who does Jimmy watch for out the window?

3. What is Jimmy's response to the move to Chicago?

4. What does Crab admit openly?

5. What is Mama Jean's relation to Jimmy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Jimmy's departure with Crab.

2. Where does Jimmy live?

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

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

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

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

7. Where does Crab intend to take Jimmy?

8. Where are Jimmy's parents?

9. What happens when Jimmy arrives in his classroom?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?

Essay Topic 2

Write an evaluative review of "Somewhere in the Darkness". What is this book's place in culture? What are its uses? Who is its audience? What are its limitations?

Essay Topic 3

What are the different visions of parenthood in "Somewhere in the Darkness", and how do other people's ideas complement or conflict with Crab's method of being a parent? How are parents supposed to act, based on "Somewhere in the Darkness"?

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