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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 Jerome's mother say she wants to do before Jerome goes with Bix to the hospital?

2. What does Jerome take with him to his favorite basketball court?

3. What does Jerome's mother want Jerome to do with what he wins?

4. How long is it before Jerome sees Bix again after the disagreement about moves on the court?

5. What does Jerome worry about for his mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Jerome relating to his momma when he starts crying and what does his momma want her sons to do?

2. What makes Jerome realize Bix is in real trouble?

3. Who wins the best pie contest and what are the girls' reactions?

4. How does Bix make steps towards a friendship with Jerome?

5. Where does Jerome find a new place to practice basketball?

6. What does Miss Pimton teach to make in the next class and what is Jerome's reaction?

7. How does Jerome feel going down the path to the court at night and what exacerbates those feelings?

8. Why does Jerome have to find a new place to practice basketball?

9. How does Jerome win a lantern?

10. Why does Bix get angry at Jerome?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?

2. Analyze and discuss The Moves Make the Man based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if The Moves Make the Man is a successful novel.

3. Do you think the criteria for a successful novel should be different if it is written for adults versus young adults? Why or why not? Would most adults consider The Moves Make the Man a successful novel? What about young teens?

Essay Topic 2

Characters are an important part of what makes The Moves Make the Man interesting. Discuss the following:

1. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Jerome. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

2. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Bix. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

3. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Bix's stepfather. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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