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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 is Claire's stepmother's real name?

2. Who was the family that lived next to Claire's when she was a child?

3. What happens to both Claire's and Angela's mothers?

4. Who does Claire's father obtain a restraining order against?

5. What is the groom carrying when Rena sees him the hall in the very early morning before the wedding?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Puppy tell Claire the first time she sees her in the Confederate flag bikini?

2. In the story Richard of York Gave Battle in Vain, what is part of Dori's wedding theme?

3. What is the history of Alcatraz for Cecilia's family?

4. How does what happened to Aaron in Claire's past potentially affect her current situation with the Confederate flag controversy?

5. Where do Rena and Dori go on the day of the wedding?

6. How does Rena think Dori views her?

7. What is the general atmosphere like between Cecilia's mother and Nancy Morton during the Alcatraz tour?

8. How does Cecilia feel in general about her mother's crusade to clear her grandfather's name and collect compensation for his being wronged?

9. How do Rena and JT know each other in the story Richard of York Gave Battle in Vain?

10. Why is Travis accosted at the pharmacy in the story Happily Ever After?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the most resonant and enduring themes Evans explores throughout this collection related to the experiences of young Black women living in America today? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Cassie's, Genevieve's, and the other Office of Historical Corrections employees' public work ultimately affect the larger society in America? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Cassie, the narrator of the novella The Office of Historical Corrections, has conflicted feelings about her job as a historian at the fictional Institute for Public History. Write an essay exploring the nature of Cassie's feelings about her unusual job.

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