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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 does Ginny want to apologize to Joe about?

2. What did his fellow prisoners think Tony was in prison for?

3. What is the title of Chapter 17?

4. What is the surname of the Howards' former best friends?

5. Who does Ginny say is the one who wants the jacket?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ginny's Grandma think about Ginny's mother?

2. What is Ginny's three pronged mission?

3. Why does Ginny feel a connection with Helen?

4. Why is Ginny so embarrassed when she meets Mr. Chalmers?

5. Why is it ironic that Baron Samedi temporarily possesses her mind?

6. In what way is Ginny starting to think like an adult?

7. What does Joe tell Ginny about her father?

8. Why is painting the broken bridge so important to Ginny?

9. What does Ginny's father tell her about his own childhood?

10. How does Ginny's mother react when they meet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Ginny remember about her childhood? How have these events from Ginny's childhood affected her? How does Ginny recover from the traumas of her early years?

Essay Topic 2

What do the students think is Ginny's future? What suggestions are there in the book that her life will develop in this way?

Essay Topic 3

How does it affect both Robert and Ginny when they hear their Grandparents are racist? In what way does it show the difference between Ginny and Robert? What kind of environment would Ginny's Grandparents been brought up in to have such beliefs?

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