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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. What tactic does Deja say her mother uses whenever Deja wants to talk about Pop?

2. Deja remarks that her new school is like her old "school, except it's" (27) what?

3. When describing what homeless shelter gangs are all about, what is NOT an element listed by Deja?

4. About what subject does Deja dread the teacher asking her to write an essay?

5. When Miss Garcia first asks Deja which communities Deja belongs to, Deja gives only two answers initially. What are those two answers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What object does Deja say is "the neatest thing in the whole room" (41) at the Avalon Family Shelter?

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

3. Explain the circumstances of Deja's exclamation, "He's always ruining my life!" (75).

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

5. What is the significance of Deja's mother's comment that, "A good woman has a clean house. Everything should be in its proper place"? (41)

6. What is the significance of Deja's name and how do you think it will relate to coming events in the narrative?

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

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

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

10. What does Sabeen's comment "Home is divine. Blessed by Allah" (50) demonstrate about her character?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the function of Miss Garcia's character within the novel? Discuss the characterization methods used by the author in depicting Miss Garcia and include in your discussion the reasons that the author portrays this character in these particular ways.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author's messages about guilt and responsibility within Jewell Parker Rhodes's novel Towers Falling.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Jewell Parker Rhodes's novel Towers Falling from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?

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