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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 color makeup did everyone in the filming of the video have to wear?

2. Who does Lyssa have sex with at the beginning of the story Happily Ever After?

3. Who is Claire's childhood best friend's brother?

4. Who is the bride-to-be in the story Richard of York Gave Battle in Vain?

5. Who intervenes to help Lyssa's boyfriend at the pharmacy?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Rena think about the dangers of her job as a photographer sometimes working in war zones?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What happens to Rena's sister Elizabeth?

9. What does Cecilia's mother spend years trying to do for her own grandfather?

10. Why is Claire mainly seeing her boyfriend Jackson?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Evans use the pacing of the plot in her story Boys Go to Jupiter to sustain the reader's interest and create a sense of suspense? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support 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

Cassie and Genevieve have a long, complicated relationship history in the story The Office of Historical Corrections. Why do you think Cassie becomes increasingly concerned about Genevieve's safety and well-being as the story unfolds, and how does Cassie try to protect Genevieve from what Cassie sees as potential danger? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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