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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. With which of the following does Will intend to conduct a drug deal?

2. Which of the following is served at Lu’s funeral reception?

3. Through which of the following cities does Will flee his nemesis?

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

5. With which of the following does II begin?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Will disclaim his real name?

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

4. How does Mo explain time to Wayne?

5. How do Mo and Wayne part ways?

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

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

8. What does Wayne note “The trick is” to boasting (151)?

9. For what reason does event security beat Wayne?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explicate the significance of the novel’s title.

Essay Topic 2

Assuming that The Furrows should be standard reading for a given class and level, what class and what level? Why that class and why that level? What in the text suggests as much, and how does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

Notably, Bernard leaves Charlotte and Cee. Within the contexts of the novel and your experience as a reader, is his decision to do so justified? How or how not?

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