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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 day of the week is it in "Impossibilities"?

2. In "Going Places," what does Angelica create for a kid who graduated from Schomburg last year?

3. How old was Emoni when her grandmother bought her a legimate knife set for cooking?

4. How long is the bus ride to Emoni's school?

5. In "Julio, Oh, Julio," whose biography has Julio just read?

Short Essay Questions

1. What new electives are being offered to seniors, and which one interests Emoni?

2. What are Emoni's college options?

3. What does Emoni say about her father?

4. What does 'Buela say about when Emoni started cooking?

5. Where does Angelica wait for Emoni and what is she wearing at the beginning of Sister Friends?

6. How does Emoni describe her neighborhood?

7. In "Catharsis," what is troubling Emoni?

8. How does Chef Ayden quiz his students and why?

9. Why does Emoni think it will be easy for Angelica to get into a graphic design program in college?

10. What is Emoni's favorite class of the day and what is it like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Emoni is a talented cook. What does Emoni’s cooking mean to her and others and why?

Essay Topic 2

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood With the Fire on High, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different sections?

Essay Topic 3

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does the author use imagery to help readers imagine the world she has created in With the Fire on High?

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