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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 of the following had Will’s antagonist been fostered?

2. With which of the following is Wayne tattooed?

3. Which of the following was a foster-mother to Will?

4. To which of the following hospitals is Wayne taken?

5. Which of the following was a foster-mother to Will?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Mo and Wayne part ways?

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

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

4. What initially brings Wayne to California?

5. In what features does Wayne note the resemblance between C and her father?

6. How does Mo explain time to Wayne?

7. Why does Will disclaim his real name?

8. What confirms to Will that he has been followed to his drug deal?

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

10. Why does Wayne note wanting to touch coins after news reaches C of Lu’s death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the ending of the novel. Does it satisfy? How or how not?

Essay Topic 2

How reliable are the narrators of the novel? What in the text indicates that reliability, and how does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

Similarly, the lengths of chapters influence reading. What pattern of chapter-length is present in the novel, if any? What effect does the length of chapters have on the reading? How is the effect achieved?

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