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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 does Lyssa's boyfriend at the time her mother was dying do for a living?

2. How many Americans in total were on JT's and Rena's flight during which they first met?

3. Why is Rena's sister in a rehab facility?

4. What happens to Lyssa's boyfriend when he tries to pick up medication at the pharmacy for her mother?

5. What happens to the person driving Claire home from the party in November of her senior year of high school?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does JT tell Rena when she sees him in the hotel corridor the night before his wedding?

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

4. Why does Cecilia's mother have some hope her efforts on behalf of her grandfather might come to fruition?

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

6. Why does Lyssa's coworker Mackenzie say Lyssa was picked to appear in the music video filming?

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

8. What startles Claire about Carmen's reaction to her social media post in the bikini?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you think was the true motivation of the artist in the story Why Won't Women Just Say What They Want to put on his installation "apology" show with the volcano, and why do you think so? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What kind of responsibilities does the narrator, Cecilia, in the story Alcatraz seem to feel she has to both her mother and her grandfather, Charles Sullivan, who was wrongly imprisoned for some years in the infamous jail? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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