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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 Junto want to see Boots before he leaves the club with Lutie?
2. Why does Lutie find herself scolding Bub after she returns from The Casino in Chapter 13?
3. Which statement best describes Jones' conclusion about Lutie?
4. Who does Lutie decide to ask for $200.00?
5. How do Boots and Junto view Lutie?
Short Essay Questions
1. Throughout the book, Mrs. Hedges has been painted as a negative personality by both Jones and Lutie. On the other hand, Min and Junto regard her highly. Which perception would the author like the reader to trust?
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. It is both Lutie's presence and her absence that allows Jones to get a hold of Bub. Explain how this is possible.
4. What likely explains Lutie's decision to stop discussing money with Bub (made in Chapter 13)?
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. Why does Jones think that Min is standing between him and Lutie? Is this assumption reasonable? Explain.
7. In Chapter 16, Bub is taken into custody by the post-office investigators. How does this fact impact Lutie's feelings about The Street?
8. What does Boots' ultimate decision to obey Junto's request to leave Lutie alone say about his character?
9. Describe Jones' inability to own any responsibility for the nature of his relationship with Lutie.
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Up until the novel's end, Lutie can be heralded as a virtuous character. Then, she kills Boots. In an essay, chart Lutie's decline and go further to explain it. What is the author's message in the demise of her main and moral character?
Essay Topic 3
Lutie's grandmother is a significant character in The Street, despite the fact that she has passed before it's telling. How does Petry make the grandmother as concrete a character as the other living characters? What techniques do you notice that allow the reader to feel as though they "know" the grandmother? What purpose does the grandmother serve within the novel?
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