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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 Bullet try to teach Winter while they are in Florida?

2. At Sister Souljah's meeting of women, Phoenix is criticized for being a _______.

3. What is Midnight's real name?

4. Where does Winter discover that Midnight is living in Chapter 16?

5. Who attacks Winter in Brooklyn as she is trying to leave in the rental car?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is Winter's life like with Bullet?

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

10. Why does Winter agree to stay at Sister Souljah's house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What is the meaning behind the title of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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

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