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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. Miss Garcia explains to the class that what element is the starting point for connecting to history?
2. Deja remarks to the reader that her friend Keisha had stopped speaking to her after what event happened?
3. How many people does Miss Garcia explain to the class had been killed in the attacks on the Twin Towers?
4. How does Deja feel about math word problems?
5. What is the difference between Miss Garcia's photo of the Manhattan skyline and the real skyline the children are viewing out the window?
Short Essay Questions
1. What type of language does the author use in order to portray Deja, the novel's protagonist?
2. 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?
3. What aspects of Sabeen's home project cause Deja to act out?
4. Explain the significance of Deja's initial reaction to the cultural map in the school hallway.
5. Provide evidence for the conclusion that Deja is mature beyond her years.
6. What is the purpose of the author's inclusion of the Mr. Schmidt character?
7. How does Deja introduce herself to her new classmates and what does her choice reveal about her character?
8. Describe what the reader learns about Deja's father, Pop, in the chapter entitled New School.
9. What is the significance of Deja's name and how do you think it will relate to coming events in the narrative?
10. Discuss the point of view utilized to tell the story of Towers Falling.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss how and why the author instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of Jewell Parker Rhodes's novel Towers Falling.
Essay Topic 3
Explicate the theme of family bonds within Jewell Parker Rhodes's novel Towers Falling. What is the author's message regarding family bonds and how do you know?
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