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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. In which neighborhood does C intend to attend a gala?

2. From where does Wayne’s hospital nurse come?

3. At which of the following stations does C elude Wayne?

4. What is the name of Wayne’s nurse in the hospital?

5. For how long was Will sentenced to juvenile detention?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Wayne describe transitioning from associating with Mo to associating with Sticky?

2. What occasions laughter between C and Wayne at their dinner together?

3. How do Mo and Wayne part ways?

4. For what reason does event security beat Wayne?

5. When C asks him about his work, how does Wayne respond?

6. Why does Wayne dislike San Francisco weather?

7. How does Wayne rob the women in the train station?

8. What information does Wayne confirm with the urchin he meets at the gala he expects C to attend?

9. What final report of his prison fighting does Will give?

10. Why does Sticky suggest meeting at Jah’Va?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The front matter remarks that portions of the novel were previously published. Which portions were, and how does the present text of the novel indicate as much?

Essay Topic 2

Explicate the significance of the name of any one character in the text.

Essay Topic 3

Mention is made throughout the novel of the weight among the Williams family of the term “lie.” From the text of the novel and its contexts of composition and publication, what is the significance of that assertion in the novel?

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