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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 is Winter's father's business?

2. What is the name of Winter's roommate Lashay's favorite magazine?

3. What is the only thing Santiago tells Winter she can depend on in Chapter 3?

4. Who is Will's girlfriend in Chapter 9?

5. Where does Midnight take Winter and her sisters after they go to the hospital in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Winter goes back to Brooklyn to see her old friends in Chapter 8?

2. How did Midnight manage to stay out of jail while Santiaga and all his associates are in prison?

3. What does the lawyer tell Winter and her mother after Mrs. Santiaga gets out of jail?

4. What is Winter's elaborate plan to celebrate her seventeenth birthday?

5. What is Winter's relationship like with her friends in Brooklyn?

6. What is Winter's plan to make money while she is on probation at the group home?

7. What are Winter's feelings about Brooklyn?

8. What happens the first time Winter escapes Long Island to go into Brooklyn?

9. What is Mrs. Santiaga's first concern after she is released from jail?

10. What does Winter decide is her best plan of action after meeting with the lawyer in Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of life and death in the novel in terms of both physical death and spiritual death.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the stark difference between Winter's perception of her life and the ugly reality of her choices and dire situation.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the difference between the flat and round characters in The Coldest Winter Ever. What purpose did Winter serve in the narrative? What purpose did Midnight serve?

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