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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. When Opal and Jacquie go for a walk in Chapter 18, how much are the items a Black man is selling?

2. How old was Sean when he began taking piano lessons?

3. What game do Sean and Orvil learn they both used to play?

4. What was on the baseball cap one of Orvil's doctor's wore after he was shot?

5. In Chapter 21, what does Jacquie make Loother for dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of dog do Opal and Jacquie get Lony, and what is the purpose of the dog?

2. How does Orvil start taking more pills than he is told to take?

3. In Chapter 21, why do Loother and Lony have to go to an AA meeting with Jacquie?

4. How does Orvil start spending his days after a time of staying home because of his bullet wound?

5. What movie does Lony remember he and his brothers used to watch all the time, and what is the movie about?

6. What schools does Sean attend, and why does he not fit in?

7. What is the plan after Jacquie decides to live with Opal and the boys?

8. What happened to Sean's mother?

9. How did Orvil get shot?

10. What game do the Red Feather boys make up when they and Opal live in a house up Fruitvale Avenue?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Both Orvil and Sean experience incidents that cause them to get hurt. How would you compare and contrast their experiences and the trauma they suffer?

Essay Topic 2

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe characters and the world they inhabit. Imagery involves using the five senses to describe characters, places, and things. How does Orange use imagery to help readers imagine the world and characters the author has created?

Essay Topic 3

Lony begins cutting himself. Why does Lony begin cutting himself, and what does he want to accomplish?

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