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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. For what is Bobo in line?
2. How does Jerome make Bix laugh?
3. What does Bix challenge his stepfather to do?
4. How does Jerome calm Bix?
5. What does Jerome worry about for his mother?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Bix seem in the Home Economics class?
2. Why does Bix challenge his stepfather to a one-on-one game and who is to referee the game?
3. How does Jerome's lantern come to be called Spin Light?
4. What is Jerome relating to his momma when he starts crying and what does his momma want her sons to do?
5. How does Jerome feel going down the path to the court at night and what exacerbates those feelings?
6. How does Jerome discover who is at "his" court one night?
7. How do Jerome and Bix tease each other after Jerome shines his lantern on Bix?
8. How is Jerome's Home Economics class helping him and what are his brothers' reactions?
9. Who is watching Jerome one day as he is practicing and what does Jerome do?
10. Why does Bix get angry at Jerome?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Jerome's first appearance in Home Economics class, is an interesting moment because there is the sense that the girls are thrown not so much by his being black as by his being male. In other words, race is less of a big deal here than gender, a somewhat surprising situation given the narrative's clear focus on issues related to racism.
1. Why do you think the girls in Home Economics are more concerned about Jerome being male rather than being black? Use examples from The Moves Make the Man and your own life to support your answer.
2. With research explain whether you think boys taking a Home Economics class in the 1960's is realistic and why you support whichever side you think is true. Use examples from The Moves Make the Man and your own life to support your answer.
3. Do you think there is any difference in the way the girls feel about Bix being in the class than in Jerome being in the class? Why or why not? Use examples from The Moves Make the Man and your own life to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:
1. Fully explain why you think The Moves Make the Man is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?
2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.
3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.
4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?
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?
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