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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. As which of the following does Cee describe her voice?

2. How old is Cee when she determines to go by C?

3. What is the name of the local newspaper where C grows up?

4. To which of the following does Cee compare Wayne?

5. In which of the following states does Rose live?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does C purpose to tell Reena about her apparition of Wayne?

2. What advice is C given by a nurse at the hospital?

3. For what reasons does C accuse Reena and her friends of racism?

4. To what profession does C’s father turn after leaving her and her mother?

5. What does the man who hits Cee’s brother with his car claim to have been doing when he struck the boy?

6. In the novel, how does life span integration work?

7. For what reason does C visit the restroom at the movie studio?

8. What circumstances bring C to tour a movie studio?

9. To what use do Cee and her brother put a hat she purloined, and why?

10. What game do Cee and her brother play before they go swimming for the last time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are several points in the novel that ring of the uncanny, as defined by Freud and expanded upon by others. Which of them is the most uncanny, and how is it 1) uncanny and 2) the most uncanny event in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Overall, what is the most important theme of The Furrows. What in the text indicates as much? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

Sources attest to the presence of The Furrows on best-seller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the novel? How does it do so?

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