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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. Where does Malcolm work?

2. What is Jenn's last name?

3. Who does a demonstration the same day McKinnon has a march?

4. What is Mr. Moser's title?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Luvenia do for the Deetses, and what does she hope this job will do for her?

2. What does Malcolm do when he returns from his family reunion?

3. What does Katie do at the rent party?

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

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

6. What does Sheriff Moser say to the Klan demonstrators?

7. Why does Luvenia not want to move to Glory Field with her family?

8. Why does Tommy not join the march in Johnson City?

9. What does Tommy say about the march after it is completed?

10. What is a rent party?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 2

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and explain how they affect the course of the plot. Why might Walter Dean Myers have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 3

Choosing sides is a theme that is presented in this book. What are some of the examples of this theme appearing, and how does it affect the characters involved?

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