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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. Why does Lynette have to hold Kenny’s hand on city buses?

2. Where does Lynette go after JJ’s?

3. How much money does Lynette promise Cody for helping her?

4. How much money does Cody offer for the Mercedes?

5. Where does Cody tell Lynette to take him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Lynette’s grandfather treat her?

2. What is the nature of Lynette’s first explosion at Jack?

3. How does Cody have $7,000 for the Mercedes?

4. Why does Lynette cry when she thinks of her grandfather?

5. What was Lynette’s experience like being robbed?

6. What is the nature of the conflict between JJ and Lynette?

7. How does Kansas say he will kill Lynette?

8. What is Gloria’s character like?

9. How did JJ and Lynette break up?

10. How did Cody’s girlfriend and his friend set up Cody in the robbery?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lynette’s encounter with Rodney is another moment of danger for Lynette. Like Kansas, Rodney, too, backs out of the arrangement to which he initially agreed with Lynette and demands what she gives him for free. Write an essay analyzing the character of Rodney and his role in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

The title of the novel The Night Always Comes is enigmatic. Though never mentioned verbatim in the story, the title is still full of meaning. Write an essay about the meaning of the title of the novel.

Essay Topic 3

One of the more tender and touching moments in the novel is when Lynette remembers her grandfather who took care of her when she was a little girl. Though Lynette suffers from an absent father, she did have one positive paternal influence in her life in the form of her grandfather. Write an essay about the relationship between Lynette and her grandfather.

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