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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 prison sentence for being in possession of drugs and guns?

2. In Chapter 19 what does Winter's mother have for her?

3. What is the first house rule at Sister Souljah's?

4. Winter gets angry with Bullet for bringing up whom in Chapter 17?

5. What does Bullet try to teach Winter while they are in Florida?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Winter's plan to find Midnight after she discovers his whereabouts in his letters to Sister Souljah?

2. What does Sister Souljah tell the women at Riker's Island, and what effect does it have on Winter?

3. What suggestions does Sister Souljah give Winter about her future?

4. What are Winter's feelings for her father as she builds her relationship with Bullet?

5. Why does Bullet want to make Winter his girl?

6. How does Bullet control Winter's every move?

7. What does Sister Souljah question the women about in the meetings in her apartment?

8. How does Bullet come back into Winter's life, and why does she decide to give him another chance?

9. Why does Bullet want to rent a car to get his drugs and guns to Baltimore?

10. What does Sister Souljah tell the women who attend the meetings in her home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the ending of the novel in terms of the arc of the story and reader expectations. Is The Coldest Winter Ever a cautionary tale?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss both the narrative tone and structure of this novel and their impact on the reader's experience.

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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