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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. Who is the little girl in Chapter 1 whom Jared refuses to play with and swears at?
2. Who is Ebony's boyfriend?
3. What does Nana Anita once give Jared as a gift for his birthday?
4. What does Jared call his dog in Chapter 3: "The Food of Worms"?
5. What does Jared put his last $20 toward at the beginning of Chapter 22: "Ragged-Ass Road"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who does Jared meet on the bus in Chapter 10: "Abandonment Issues" in his way to his father's apartment, and how does he feel about it?
2. Why does Jared cut his own hair in Chapter 8: "The Christmas Tree Hunt"?
3. What do Jared's mom and Richie gift Jared in Chapter 8: "The Christmas Tree Hunt"?
4. In Chapter 19: "Adventures at the All Native," while Jared is hitchhiking, what does he experience when an elderly lady stops to offer him a ride?
5. Who are the Jaks, and what is Jared's relationship with them?
6. In Chapter 7: "Norman Rockwell Redux," it is revealed that Jared has been doing what with the money he makes selling weed cookies?
7. What is the traumatic event that happened with Jared, his mom, and David, as described in Chapter 14: "Lost"?
8. Where does Jared wake up in Chapter 12: "New Years Weltschmerz," and what does he learn happened the night before, which he cannot remember?
9. How do Nana Anita and Nana Sophia each act toward Jared in the first six chapters of Son of a Trickster?
10. What happens between Jared and Destiny in Chapter 15: "Destiny Knocks"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How a book is structured affects its reader's experience. How would you describe the organizational choices of Son Of A Trickster, and how did the book's organization and structure affect how the story is interpreted?
Essay Topic 2
Family is a basic unit in the society as it shapes or destroys the character of an individual. Write an essay supporting this claim with specific examples from Son of a Trickster.
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast Jared's relationship with Nana Sophia and Granny Anita in Son Of A Trickster. Who does he find comfort in at different points in the novel? How do each of them let him down in some way?
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