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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. When Tookie meets Jarvis, how old does she think he might be?

2. What relative did Flora tell people had been Indian?

3. When did Tookie say that death took one of her most annoying customers, but the woman did not disappear?

4. What type of mittens is Asema wearing at the New Year's open house?

5. What nationality was Dissatisfaction's mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tookie blame the book for after a violent storm?

2. What does Tookie say about Flora's visits in "Blue"?

3. How does Tookie try to get rid of Flora's book?

4. Who was Flora?

5. Why does Kateri call Tookie about a mix-up?

6. When the bookstore was renovated, what was done to keep out malignant energies?

7. Who is Dissatisfaction?

8. Why was Tookie at a perilous age when she committed her crime?

9. What did Tookie do for Danae?

10. How was Tookie hardened when she started selling books, and how did she change?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider where Tookie gets a job after being released from prison. Why does she believe working there is a good fit for her?

Essay Topic 2

The story takes place during the Covid pandemic. How does the rise of the virus affect the characters' feelings about death?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss who Tookie's favorite customer is and why. What does helping him reveal about the joys of a challenge?

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