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

2. Where had Claire's next door neighbors when she was a child previously lived?

3. Who brings Claire a care package after her social media posts go viral?

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

5. Who tells Claire they cannot force her to take down the Confederate flag she has now placed in her dorm window?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Rena think Dori views her?

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

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

6. Why are Robert and Alan interested in Claire?

7. In the story Happily Ever After, what fairy tale does Lyssa's mother take her to see a movie adaptation of when she is seven?

8. How does Claire's picture in the Confederate flag bikini start to go viral?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the story Happily Ever After, what are some specific examples of how Lyssa and her mother are both mistreated on the basis of their race? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

How does Evans treat the topic of parental responsibility and love in the story Anything Could Disappear? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text.

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