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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 warning does Jimmy get in response?
2. What does Jimmy ask Crab about?
3. Who does Jimmy think about while he is alone?
4. How much time passes between Crab and Jimmy's evasive maneuvers and resuming their trip?
5. What does Jimmy feel about the place where he'll spend the night?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Crab do when Jimmy gets back with the aspirin he asked him to get?
2. What is Crab's reaction when Jimmy tells him that he called Mama Jean?
3. Where do Crab and Jimmy stay in Chicago?
4. What makes Crab nervous about leaving the diner?
5. Where do Crab and Jimmy go after they secure a place to stay?
6. What does Jimmy think about when he thinks of Mama Jean?
7. What are Jimmy's thoughts on returning to the room alone?
8. What does Jimmy think about when he tries to think about Crab as a child?
9. What does Crab ask Jimmy to say when he calls Rydell?
10. Where does Jimmy go to collect Crab, and how do they pass the night?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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
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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