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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. Who is Balaji?

2. Who is Godfrey?

3. Who brings Sylvia gifts?

4. Why does Sylvia get kicked out of her home?

5. Who is SImon?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Godfrey get pregnant?

2. Who finds Jacob and his friends when their mothers worry that they are missing?

3. Why does Cookie take in a child?

4. What does Matha realize after she gives birth?

5. Who cries a lot?

6. Who is Percy M. Clark?

7. Where does Adrianna take Sibilla to live?

8. Who does Isabella marry?

9. Who was Matha's schoolteacher?

10. Who is Adrianna, and what does she do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing how the author uses characters and behaviors to develop and strengthen the theme of political fantasy. What are certain characters political fantasies, and how do they seek to bring them to fruition? Use evidence from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you examine the significance of hair in the novel. Why is hair important for several characters, and across several generations? What function does hair serve in the novel, narratively and figuratively? Use evidence from the text to explain your thoughts.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you examine the various discourse surrounding politics in the novel. Various political beliefs, ideologies, and groups are discussed, some at length, throughout the novel. Choose one topic of political discussion (capitalism, Marxism, communism, neoliberalism, democracy, etc.) and examine how it is discussed, challenged, interrogated, or supported within the novel. Use evidence from the text to explain your thoughts.

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