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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 hotel does Winter take a cab to at the end of Chapter 15?

2. What does Winter accidentally call Bullet one night in their new apartment?

3. Who lands in prison a year after Winter?

4. How old was Midnight when he moved to America?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Winter decide to get an abortion?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the nature of Winter's relationship with her mother? What purpose does Mrs. Santiaga's character serve in the novel? What message does Sister Souljah have about mothers and daughters?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how the character Bullet was used throughout the novel. Contrast his qualities and choices to those of Midnight and Ricky Santiaga.

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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