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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. Where does Deja take Leda and Ray after her own outburst toward her father Pop?

2. In her "Being American" (127) essay, Deja states that "sometimes American history isn't" (127) what?

3. At what time do Ben and Deja agree to meet on the day they skip school to visit the 9/11 Memorial?

4. What does Deja decide her mother needs above all else?

5. What does Sabeen do when Ben tells Deja and Sabeen to close their eyes before the plane hits the South Tower in the video?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does being friends with Sabeen and Ben change Deja's negative outlook on her own life?

2. How does Deja feel about her father's mysterious illness?

3. What is demonstrated about Deja's character arc when she says, "I feel like I've passed the biggest test. Just by being me" (114)?

4. How is Deja's open-minded nature depicted within her visit to Sabeen's house?

5. What is the symbolism of mourning doves within the narrative?

6. How does Sabeen's father comfort Deja during her visit to their home?

7. How is the theme of guilt brought up within the dinner at Sabeen's house?

8. What is the symbolism of Deja's father's briefcase?

9. What makes Ben a good choice of partner when Deja needs someone to go with her to the 9/11 Memorial?

10. What is the significance of Deja's realization that "History is alive" (101)?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sensory details are used frequently by the author in order to create vivid pictures of each character's progression through the narrative. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used by the author set a particular mood for each of the three scenes.

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

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

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