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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. Bullet loves Winter because she is _______.

2. What is Midnight's real name?

3. What color laminate does Winter need to get into the VIP section at the party for GS?

4. Whom does Winter try to call from a payphone at the beginning of Chapter 16?

5. What is Bullet's new business while Winter is in prison?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Winter steal $7000 from Sister Souljah and then get away?

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

3. What happens to Winter when she and Bullet stop in Brooklyn to leave his car before their trip to Baltimore?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Winter often refers to her lifestyle as a game and her choices as strategic moves in the game. What do you think Winter means by this? What are the rules to Winter's game? Who makes the rules? Does Winter win or lose the game?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the use of media and commercial images used throughout the novel. What purpose do they serve? Do they enhance the reader's experience or distract the reader?

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