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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. How long does June remember that her mother thought she had a splinter stuck inside her in "Truth"?

2. What color towel does June bring Uncle Toby in "What the Cat Dragged In"?

3. In "Beasts from the Shadows," what beast or beasts emerges first when June calls for the invisible beasts to show themselves?

4. How do Jenny and June get into Nana Jean's house after burying Angela's clothes?

5. What does Nana Jean send Ziggy and Jenny out to pick in "Sunrise"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does June feel after drinking her Breakfast of Champions?

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

4. What is Uncle Toby's new apartment like?

5. In "Summer Baskets," what does Jenny reveal in her prayer?

6. What happens when Uncle Toby comes over in "What the Cat Dragged In"?

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

8. In "Sunrise," how Nana Jean help June clean up?

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

10. Who does Nana Jean send outside in "Sunrise" and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Angela does not take good care of June. What is June’s relationship with her mother? Is Angela abusive, neglectful, sick, or a combination of the three?

Essay Topic 2

Marty Jordan died of AIDS. What care did Marty need when he was dying? How did Marty’s illness affect Angela?

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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