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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. On what night does Wayne understand C will attend a gala?

2. What is tattooed on Sticky’s left knuckles?

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

4. Which of the following costumes does Wayne see at the event he understands C will attend?

5. Which of the following costumes does Wayne see at the event he understands C will attend?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does C buy ice cream at Walgreens and eat it?

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

4. What initially brings Wayne to California?

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

6. How does Mo explain time to Wayne?

7. For what reason does event security beat Wayne?

8. What injuries does Wayne sustain at police hands?

9. How does Wayne explain Mo’s ability to persuade people?

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

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

Essay Topic 2

Explicate the significance of the novel’s title.

Essay Topic 3

To what genre other than elegy might The Furrows be considered to belong? What in the text supports that identification? How does it do so?

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