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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. In what grade are the boys who bully Ray?

2. For what reason does Pop often groan in his sleep?

3. From what country does Deja say her mother hails, prompting Sabeen's excitement about adding to the cultural map in the school hallway?

4. Who at her new school reminds Deja of her younger brother Ray?

5. What is NOT an item that Deja names within her description of the things she always has to tell Leda and Ray the family cannot afford?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Deja discover that Ben is not close to his father?

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

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

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

5. For what reason does Deja's sympathy for Ben surprise her?

6. What activity will comprise Miss Garcia's students' final element of their unit about 9/11?

7. Explain the significance of Deja's initial reaction to the cultural map in the school hallway.

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

9. 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)

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Determine the author's message regarding the idea that secrecy is dangerous within a family unit.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the interplay between the resolution of Jewell Parker Rhodes's novel Towers Falling and one of the novel's main messages. How does the author make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help the author get across one main message of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

How is the topic of knowledge treated within Jewell Parker Rhodes's novel Towers Falling and how does its treatment relate to the book's depicted messages?

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