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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 Lauren need Winter to help her with in Chapter 15?

2. What was the cause of Mrs. Santiaga's death?

3. What kind of dogs does Bullet get to keep Winter in their apartment?

4. What is the name of Bullet's gang?

5. Who denies ever meeting Winter to Bullet in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Winter learn from the letters from Santiaga her mother gave the fateful day she was arrested?

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

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

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

6. What happens when Winter and Lauren go to a private party hoping to find GS in Chapter 15?

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

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

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

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 the theme of love in the novel. Are any characters actions motivated by pure love? What seems to be the strongest character motivation?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What is the importance of the hip hop music scene throughout the novel? Do you think the novel accurately portrays that world? Why or why not?

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