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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. What does Jennie tell Tommy about her future desires?

2. What is Robert's nickname?

3. What is the name of Malcolm's grandfather?

4. What happens to Tommy's best friends while his parents are out of town?

5. What does Leonard Chase do now for colleges?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Bobby Joe, and what does he do to Tommy?

2. What does Planter leave for Malcolm when he dies?

3. What does Reverend McKinnon plan to say in his press conference?

4. Why is Malcolm so grateful to his great-aunt?

5. Why do news cameras leave Cadet Park on the day of the march?

6. What happens to the ticket money given to Shep to get to the family reunion?

7. What does Tommy do during the press conference?

8. What happens to Skeeter after the march, and why?

9. What does Luvenia say the difference between black people and Negroes is?

10. What did Planter buy at an auction, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Muhammad is a minor character whose presence makes a big difference in the plot. How does he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence, however brief, alters the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if he had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 2

Responsibility and coming of age are two themes that are interwoven in many places of this plot. Where do these themes appear, and how do they work together to move the plot along?

Essay Topic 3

Which character do you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How does this character change throughout the book?

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