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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. Where were the dance classes held that the narrator and Tracey attended in Early Days, Part 1, Chapter 2?

2. In Early Days, Part 1, Chapter 6, how many toys could the narrator choose for Christmas presents?

3. In Intermission, Part 3, Chapter 4, how many men did the narrator's mother remember were thrown off the Hungerford Bridge?

4. What was the name of the narrator's mother's partner?

5. In Intermission, Part 3, Chapter 4, what was the name of the man that the narrator was going to see?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Early Days, Chapter 11, what battle did Tracey win with her teacher?

2. What did the narrator and Aimee remember about their meeting and how it lead to Aimee hiring the narrator in Part 2, Chapter 3 of Early and Late?

3. At the end of Intermission, Chapter 2, what did Aimee ask the narrator?

4. In Part 2, Chapter 6 of Early and Late, what was revealed about Tracey's father?

5. In Intermission, Chapter 2, how did Aimee have an unusual attitude to time?

6. In Intermission, Chapter 3, how did the narrator describe Washington Square Park?

7. At the end of Part 2, Chapter 1 in Early and Late, what did the narrator's mom do and how did the girls react?

8. In Early Days, Chapter 8, what would happen when the narrator's mother would try to cook?

9. In Intermission, Chapter 1, what did Aimee believe would make a real change in the world?

10. What did Tracey and her mother think about the narrator's interest in old songs and the piano player, Mr. Booth?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Aimee was isolated from much of what African life was really like when she visited. How was Aimee insulated from life in the village? In what way did Aimee think everyone was like her? How did that color the way that she saw life in the village and how she tried to help? Why were their culture clashes between Aimee and the villagers?

Essay Topic 2

The novel is told from the point of view of the narrator. How does the point of view of the novel determine what readers know about events and characters? How does the point of view affect what readers think of the narrator? How does the point of view affect the plot?

Essay Topic 3

The narrator discovered an actress who looked very much like Tracey in the old films that she watched. What was the narrator’s opinion of the life that LeGon lived? How did the narrator learn about the racism and struggles that LeGon faced in her career? How did learning about LeGon’s struggles affect the narrator and her perceptions of people and life?

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