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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. For what reason does Deja think Sabeen and Ben have become her friends?

2. Who suggests to the teacher that she introduce the new students?

3. For what purpose does Ray create a set of interconnected paper dolls?

4. How does Deja say she feels when Ma thanks her for watching Ray and Leda?

5. How many years ago does Miss Garcia say 9/11 happened?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Deja's reluctance to find Ben's mother sincere show about her character?

2. What aspects of Sabeen's home project cause Deja to act out?

3. Describe the author's depiction of Deja's youth through the use of language.

4. In what way does Rhodes reveal Deja's family's level of poverty within her first visit to the cafeteria?

5. Provide evidence for the conclusion that Deja is mature beyond her years.

6. What happens when Deja innocently remarks that her school project is "not just about home, it's about the missing towers" (45)?

7. What type of language does the author use in order to portray Deja, the novel's protagonist?

8. What is the effect of Miss Garcia's comment to Deja that if she comes without her homework one more time, Miss Garcia will have to meet with her parents?

9. Describe and analyze the author's use of chapter titles within the novel Towers Falling.

10. What effect does Miss Garcia's guidance have on Deja?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do the themes of deception and secrecy function within the novel and what is the author's message regarding these themes?

Essay Topic 2

Write a critical essay about Jewell Parker Rhodes's novel Towers Falling while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of gender roles, the objectification of women, female empowerment, misogyny's role within society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the book.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's choice to tell the story of Jewell Parker Rhodes's novel Towers Falling using the first person point-of-view. What elements of the novel's themes lend themselves to this choice and what is the author's intended effect on the reader?

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