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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. At the end of Chapter 36, what lunch are Joel, Stella, and Liza served at Whitfield?

2. In Chapter 26, how many miles did the Japanese plan to march the American and Filipino prisoners?

3. How many novels has Faulkner published by Chapter 43?

4. How much time does McLeish give Nineva and Amos to move?

5. In Chapter 42, how long does a train ride take from Memphis to Kansas City?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the guerrillas take out a bridge on the Zapote River in Chapter 34?

2. How did Pete and Clay find a guerilla camp?

3. How and when did Liza and the family learn that Pete was missing in action?

4. In Chapter 43, why does Joel tell Wilbanks that he probably will not take the associate's position he is offering him?

5. In Chapter 48, what does Joel do in Biloxi?

6. What mission did Pete and other guerrillas complete in Chapter 32?

7. In Chapter 40, what information does Nineva give Joel about Liza and Dexter Bell?

8. Why do Joel and Stella visit their maternal grandparents in Chapter 42?

9. Why do Joel and Stella go back to school in Chapter 37?

10. What happens when Liza's body is found?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the treatment of blacks in the novel; how do they experience segregation and racism? What role does racism play in the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Wilbanks wants to use an insanity plea in Pete’s defense. What has happened to Pete in the past that might have affected his mental health? Would it have been valid to plead insanity in Pete’s case? Why might Pete react the way he does to the idea of pleading insanity?

Essay Topic 3

Miscegenation laws make it illegal for blacks and whites to have sexual relationships. Why is a grand jury asked to prosecute a white man and a black woman? How does the author use irony regarding this law to make a statement, and what might that statement be?

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