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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. Who is Bobo?
2. Who ensures that the bet is paid by the loser?
3. What does Bix say everyone is doing?
4. What does Jerome notice about Bix's shoes?
5. Why does Bix look for a new place to play basketball?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Bix seem in the Home Economics class?
2. Who is watching Jerome one day as he is practicing and what does Jerome do?
3. How does Jerome's new lantern help him with his basketball practice?
4. How is Jerome's Home Economics class helping him and what are his brothers' reactions?
5. How does Bix make steps towards a friendship with Jerome?
6. Why does Bix get angry at Jerome?
7. What does Jerome tell his momma about Bix and what is her response?
8. What is Jerome surprised to see when he arrives at the basketball court?
9. Why does Bix challenge his stepfather to a one-on-one game and who is to referee the game?
10. Where does Jerome find a new place to practice basketball?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The book's concluding moments draw Jerome's journey of transformation, his coming of age, to a close. Over the course of The Moves Make the Man, Jerome grows as a person in both complexity and understanding. The Moves Make the Man might be considered a slice of Jerome's larger story of his "coming of age." It might be said that The Moves Make the Man is a "bildungsroman" of Jerome Foxworthy. Discuss the following:
1. Define Bildungsroman, or "Coming of Age," and give several examples from literature you have read.
2. Trace and analyze the character of Jerome as he changes from a more carefree, innocent boy to a wiser, young man. What are the significant events that change Jerome?
3. After thoroughly analyzing Jerome's growth throughout The Moves Make the Man, do you think The Moves Make the Man could be considered Jerome's Coming of Age story? Why or why not?
4. Are there any other characters in The Moves Make the Man who go through a Coming of Age experience? Who? Why do you think so?
Essay Topic 2
Mr. Egglestobbs, comments that Jerome is deceiving himself is a manifestation of the novel's thematic concentration on issues of honesty vs. truth. Here it's important to note that while the portrayal of the character is essentially a comic one, there is truth in what he says - Jerome really is deceiving himself, if he believes merit and skill alone will get him a place on the basketball team.
1. Discuss why you think Jerome is deceiving himself about basketball. Use examples from The Moves Make the Man and your own life to support your answer.
2. Do you think merit and skill should be able to overcome prejudice? Why or why not? Use examples from The Moves Make the Man and your own life to support your answer.
3. Discuss, in depth, how some people will actually rather hurt themselves then to let go of prejudice. For example, the coach rather let the team lose a player, (Jerome), who could help them win a championship, than to let go of his prejudice. Use examples from The Moves Make the Man and your own life to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Many readers of fiction place themselves in the position of one character, wondering if they would do the same thing as that character. Discuss the following:
1. Do you think one of the values of literature is to serve as a reflection of oneself? Why or why not?
2. Socrates said "Know thyself." How can reading a book such as The Moves Make the Man help a reader to know him/herself? Do you find yourself reflecting on your own character and abilities when reading The Moves Make the Man? Why or why not.
3. Choose one specific incident in The Moves Make the Man to discuss and compare one of the characters' response to how you think you would respond.
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