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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 is Jimmy's status in Crab's eyes?

2. Why is Jimmy's class dismissed early?

3. What does Jimmy say when he sees Crab acting odd?

4. What does the man ask Jimmy?

5. What is Jimmy's intention as the novel begins?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Jimmy do after Crab finds him?

3. What is Jimmy's situation with school?

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

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

6. What happens when Jimmy finally makes it to school?

7. Where does Jimmy live?

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

9. What is Jimmy's environment like?

10. What does Crab tell Jimmy is the truth about his arrest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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"?

Essay Topic 2

How would you characterize the author's writing style? How is language itself a character in the story? Is it supposed to be transparent, or does the author draw attention to his use of language?

Essay Topic 3

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

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