Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is "You LIke It, It Likes You"?
2. How old is Bix when he runs away?
3. What is Bix's stepfather busy gathering?
4. Why is Mattie Sue happy about Jerome's arrival in Home Economics class?
5. Why does Jerome cut off a pair of his pants?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Jerome doing the night he meets Bix?
2. What is one thing Jerome quickly learns at Chestnut school?
3. What does Jerome's momma point out to him one day and how does he react?
4. What does Jerome say about regaining his sense of privacy and how he is mistaken?
5. What does Jerome's former principal say when he visits Jerome and his momma?
6. What is the traditional game that Jerome discusses?
7. Who accompanies Jerome to the basketball court one day and how does Jerome feel about that?
8. What are some things written in Bix's notebook?
9. What does Jerome say about his French and Communications classes?
10. What is hidden in a grove of trees and what sometimes watches Jerome there?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The actual story is the narration of Jerome's journey of transformation from solitary, angry, self-motivated boy to a young man who has experienced friendship, affection, and the motivation / desire to help another.
1. What do think is the one main incident which changed Jerome's thinking about all whites? Discuss the incident and what you see are the emotional and intellectual effects of it on Jerome. Use examples from The Moves Make the Man and your own life to support your answer.
2. Given the incident of what Bix brought to dinner at Jerome's house do you think Jerome did experience friendship and or affection from Bix? Why or why not? Use examples from The Moves Make the Man and your own life to support your answer.
3. Jerome grew much more as a person in this book than did Bix. Take a stance for or against this statement and discuss your reasoning for your stance. Use examples from The Moves Make the Man and your own life to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
The Moves Make the Man belongs to the young adult novel genre. Discuss the following:
1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the young adult novel genre.
2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.
3. What do you think is the difference between a young adult novel and a historical novel mystery?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the following:
1. What is a plot? What are the most important elements of a plot and their definition? Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not?
2. Write a brief synopsis of the plot of The Moves Make the Man, identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot?
3. Identify the major sub-plots and their elements in The Moves Make the Man. (The subplots may not contain every element of a major plot). Do the sub-plots add to the main plot? Why or why not. Are the sub-plots interesting in and of themselves? Why or why not?
|
This section contains 971 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
