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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. What is NOT an element of Ben's physical appearance?
3. In what grade are the boys who bully Ray?
4. What is Deja's solution to needing to babysit and work on the group project at the same time?
5. Deja remarks to the reader that her friend Keisha had stopped speaking to her after what event happened?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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)
2. Explain the significance of Deja's initial reaction to the cultural map in the school hallway.
3. 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?
4. Provide evidence for the conclusion that Deja is mature beyond her years.
5. What type of language does the author use in order to portray Deja, the novel's protagonist?
6. Describe what the reader learns about Deja's father, Pop, in the chapter entitled New School.
7. Discuss the point of view utilized to tell the story of Towers Falling.
8. What effect does Miss Garcia's guidance have on Deja?
9. What aspects of Sabeen's home project cause Deja to act out?
10. For what reason is Deja resistant to her teacher's assigned essay topic of summer vacation?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the author's focus on the theme of transformation in the novel Towers Falling. What message is the author sending about change and about one other theme of your choice?
Essay Topic 2
Look carefully at the passages of the novel that describe the close relationship among Deja, Ben, and Sabeen. What is the author's purpose for discussing at length the nature of the connection among these three friends?
Essay Topic 3
Trace the characterization arc of Deja's character throughout the novel. Discuss whether she is a round or flat character and whether she is a static or dynamic character.
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