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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 Mr. Deets promise to do for Luvenia after she has been fired?

2. What is Mr. Moser's title?

3. Why does Tommy not want to go to Johnson City State College?

4. What does Luvenia have nightmares about?

5. How did Tommy die?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the North symbolize for many black people at this time in history?

4. What does Shep blame for his addiction to drugs?

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

6. How does Luvenia feel about big cities?

7. What are Jennie Epps's plans for the future?

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

9. What does Tommy do during the press conference?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does this book fit into the historical fiction genre, and what are some of the good and bad things about this placement in your opinion?

Essay Topic 2

Despair is a theme that is placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role does despair play in this book?

Essay Topic 3

How does Malcolm's relationship with his family change over the course of the plot? What causes these changes, and what significance does this have to the outcome of the book?

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