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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 C explain the similarity of names between her brother and Wayne?

2. In which of the following does C buy a dress for Lu’s funeral?

3. Which of the following had Wayne’s parents used?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Mo explain time to Wayne?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What question is posed to Wayne’s fellow traveler that stays with him (173)?

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

10. How do Mo and Wayne part ways?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character is the second most important in the text? How does the work support such an assertion?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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