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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. Winter's and Bullet's apartment in Manhattan overlooks the ________.

2. What does Sister Souljah have all over the floor of her bedroom?

3. Where is GS going to play in concert the week after his big party?

4. Whom does Winter run into at the party for GS?

5. What does Winter call the shoes that Sister Souljah is wearing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Winter discover that she did not spend the night with GS?

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

4. What does Winter discover at the Marriott after she runs away from Sister Souljahs? How does she cope with this setback?

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

6. What does Winter discover about Sister Souljah as a member or her household?

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

8. Why does Winter decide to get an abortion?

9. How does Winter get captured by the police while Bullet walks away?

10. Why does Bullet ask Winter about Midnight as they plan their trip to Baltimore?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Sister Souljah as both an author and a character in the novel. What impact did her character have on the narrative intent and the reader's experience?

Essay Topic 2

How do the cultural and historical aspects of the setting impact the narrative? How do they impact the themes of fate and free will?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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