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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 Claire begin to resent Angela?

2. For what purpose is the place where Lyssa works rented out for three full days?

3. What is the name of the man Dori and Rena talk to during their breakfast?

4. In the story Boys Go to Jupiter, what article of clothing gets Claire in trouble?

5. What is Claire's stepmother's real name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Travis not tell Lyssa about what happens to him at the pharmacy?

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

3. Why are Robert and Alan interested in Claire?

4. What kind of relationship did Claire used to have with the Halls, her old neighbors?

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

6. Why does Lyssa's doctor advise her to have her ovaries removed?

7. Why does Lyssa dress and groom herself very carefully for the meeting with her mother's doctors?

8. What happens to Aaron when he drives Claire home from the party her senior year?

9. How does Cecilia describe her own mother's childhood?

10. Why does Claire resent the Halls eventually?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The last sentence in the story "Boys Go to Jupiter" reads "There are still ten feet between her and the echoing sound of her own voice, telling her she can still be anybody she wants to" (81). Write an essay explaining the meaning of this sentence within the full context of Claire's experience that Evans has laid out for the reader throughout the whole story, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Evans chose not to assign any of the characters in the story Why Won't Women Just Say What They Want names, referring to them only either by job titles or other characteristics? What overall effect do you think this decision has on the reader? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How does Evans use fairy tales, myths, and legends throughout this collection as metaphors or symbols for some issues surrounding racism and racial strife and divisions? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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