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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 did white people treat Boots before he began working for Junto?

2. Why does Boots decide against killing Jubilee?

3. What can the reader conclude is the profession of a pushcart man?

4. How does Bub get out of Miss Rinner's class?

5. What does Miss Rinner associate the school's smell with?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Junto refusal to fight in the war?

2. At the close of Chapter 17, Lutie is desperate to escape the silence that seems to escape her. Throughout the book, Lutie seeks refuge from silence. Why does silence represent such a problem for Lutie?

3. What likely explains Lutie's decision to stop discussing money with Bub (made in Chapter 13)?

4. In Chapter 17, Lutie is going to visit Bub at the Children's Shelter. The day is dark and grim. How has the author used the weather to supplement the telling of this story? How does the author's decision to use weather to supplement a story's telling impact the reader?

5. Chapter 15 begins with a description of the sky. As Min looks up, she recalls that last year's skies were far more colorful. How does this contrast in the skies' colors reflect Min's life?

6. Analyze Mrs. Hedges' state of mind.

7. Why does Jones think that Min is standing between him and Lutie? Is this assumption reasonable? Explain.

8. Does the author's decision to write Chapter 12 from Jones's point of view impacted the readers' impression of the character?

9. Chapter 18 ends tragically when Lutie repeatedly strikes Boots in the head with a candlestick. What does the author intend for Boots to represent? Why does Lutie feel compelled to strike him so many times?

10. How does Bub's initial refusal to participate in the mail scheme reflect his character and his mother's expectations?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jones suffers from some sort of mental disease. This fact is noted throughout The Street. Still, not one of the characters suggests that Jones might seek professional help for his condition. Why do you think the characters just dismiss Jones' state as hopeless? Why do you think Jones hasn't considered professional help himself? How might Jones be different if he were shown a bit of compassion from those who surround him? And lastly, what does his dismissal suggest about the society we live in?

Essay Topic 2

While Boots can certainly be considered a shady character, he has done far less to harm Lutie than either Jones or Junto. Why then do you believe it is Boots who Lutie ends up harming? Do you think this was a deliberate act on the part of the author? If so, what point was she trying to make? Did she succeed in making it?

Essay Topic 3

Mrs. Hedges is an unattractive woman who has been burned so badly she refuses to show her body to a single soul. Yet, she orchestrates the selling of beauty and women's bodies. In an essay, explain this contradiction and analyze the author's use of it. Specifically, explain what point the contraction makes. You may wish to incorporate some of Mrs. Hedges' other obvious contradictions.

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