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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 does Nana Jean give Jenny to put on her black eye in "Sunrise"?

2. Where does June remember that her father fell asleep in "Golden Boy"?

3. What color towel does June use for her mother after her mother takes a bath in "A Choir of Crows"?

4. What does Nana Jean give Jenny and Ziggy to use to pick produce from the garden?

5. In "A Choir of Crows," how many crows do June and Ziggy join?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Masks," what happens when Toby comes over?

2. What happens when June stays up late to show her father the first time she loses a tooth?

3. Who meets June when she walks down Trowbridge Road and why in "Kitchen Songs"?

4. What does June tell about her mother in "Truth"?

5. What happened to Angela after the fire?

6. What does June dream in "A Choir of Crows"?

7. How does June fall asleep at the end of "Golden Boy"?

8. What does Nana Jean decide to do after June tells her story?

9. in "Sarabande," what does June have to do when she comes home?

10. In "What the Cat Dragged In," what does June do after Uncle Toby leaves?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Juxtaposition is a literary device used to compare and contrast things. How does the author use juxtaposition to show the differences between June’s house and Nana Jean’s house? How does juxtaposition help readers understand similarities and differences between the houses?

Essay Topic 2

Personification is a type of figurative language that assigns human characteristics to inanimate objects. How does the author use personification in the book? How does the use of personification assist readers in imagining scenes and objects?

Essay Topic 3

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does the author use more metaphors or similes in the novel? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers make the writing more interesting?

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