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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 kind of novel does the Princess say she likes?

2. What is the man lighting at the beginning of the scene?

3. Who does Boss Finley tell Charles to call?

4. What town does Chance say he was born in?

5. What is the name of Heavenly's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Chance find out about himself in New York?

2. What does Chance say about time in the final scene?

3. How is Chance's name ironic?

4. How does Princess react to what Sally tells her?

5. What does Chance say happened last time he came to the town?

6. How does Heavenly disappoint Chance?

7. What information about Princess does Chance record?

8. Why did Boss Finley arrange for someone to castrate a blackman?

9. How does Boss Finley know Chance had his daughter at fifteen?

10. How did Aunt Nonnie help Chance in the past?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the South to the days during segregation to the days after segregation. How did desegregation affect the South in terms of the following:

1) Local government.

2) Jobs.

3) Crime.

Essay Topic 2

What problems does Chance's generation face? How are the problems for Chance's generation different from the problems his father's generation faced? Identify and discuss a significant problem facing your generation.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the book's reception in three different countries including the country the book was written. How do their opinions about the books differ? Was the book more influential in one country than another? If so, why?

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