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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. Why does Jared bring money to his dad's apartment?

2. What does Nana Anita call Jared?

3. Why does Jared's mom hurt David?

4. In Chapter 7: "Normal Rockwell Redux," where is Jared's dad?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 12: "New Year's Weltschmerz," whose house does Jared wake up in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Chapter 20: "The Human Manual" about?

2. What does Jared experience with the crows in Chapter 23: "Doctor Who Marathon"?

3. How does Jared seem to win respect from Dylan in Chapter 9: "Cooking With Ebony"?

4. What happens when Destiny goes out to buy diapers in Chapter 10: "Abandonment Issues"?

5. What has happened to Jared's dog in Chapter 3: "The Food of Worms"?

6. How can Jared's home life be described in Chapter 21: "Home Alone"?

7. What does Jared learn in Chapter 13: "Oxydipal Complex" his dad has been deceiving him about?

8. What does Sarah share with Jared about her home life in Chapter 21: "Home Alone"?

9. How do Nana Anita and Nana Sophia each act toward Jared in the first six chapters of Son of a Trickster?

10. Why does Jared cut his own hair in Chapter 8: "The Christmas Tree Hunt"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

People have different ways of expressing their feelings, such as love and disappointments. With reference to Son of a Trickster, write an essay bringing out different ways that various characters use to express their feelings.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast at least two different parent-child relationships in Son Of A Trickster.

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