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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. In Chapter 6, how old is Lou?

2. Where did Gaby go with her family over the holidays?

3. What is Lou doing instead of working at the bar?

4. What instrument did Justin play in the school band?

5. What is the name of the man that Riley meets at the car rental in Birmingham and at the Peace and Justice Memorial in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Jenny not go to college?

2. What is Riley thinking when she sees three teenage boys who are serving as pallbearers at Justin's funeral?

3. What does Willie, a man Jen meets at the car rental in Birmingham and then at the Memorial for Peace and Justice, say about his grandfather?

4. How was Justin different in appearance from the suspect the police were searching for?

5. What does Scotty have to say when he learns that Riley is friends with Jen?

6. Where is Jen when she goes into labor and what happens?

7. What does Cookie tell Jen when she is making Christmas bread?

8. Why does Lou come to Jen's prenatal appointment in Chapter 6?

9. At the end of Chapter 8, why does Jen disagree with Mrs. J and think that things will not be okay?

10. Why does Riley meet Sabrina Cowell at a fundraiser?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Riley worked in Birmingham for a short time. Why was the job not a good fit for her?

Essay Topic 2

Riley goes to church with her mother in Chapter 3. Why does Riley go to church with her mother? What is the importance of religion and faith in Riley’s life? Why is church an escape for her?

Essay Topic 3

A poem Justin wrote is read at his funeral. What does Justin’s poem reveal about racism and how it permeates life?

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