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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. How old was Dissatisfaction when he started reading?

2. In what grade was Jackie Kettle Tookie's teacher?

3. What actress does Pollux remember seeing when he was riding the bus?

4. What was on Budgie's body when Tookie moved it?

5. For how many years was Tookie sentence for her crime?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Tookie's favorite soup?

2. What do Tookie and Pollux like and dislike about Christmas?

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

4. Where did Tookie get a job after she got out of prison?

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

6. How does Tookie live a regular life?

7. What does Hetta say about the father of her baby?

8. What did Tookie do for Danae?

9. How does Tookie offend Hetta?

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

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does the author use imagery to help readers imagine the world she has created?

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

Tookie and Hetta have a difficult relationship. Why do Tookie and Hetta have a difficult relationship? How and why does their relationship change enough that Hetta calls Tookie “Mom”?

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