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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cora Lee refer to as "the thing in the dark"?

2. Where does Eugene say he is going for a job?

3. What does Kiswana accuse her father and mother of doing?

4. Who does Etta set her sights on at the event?

5. What does the character in #97 carry under her arms?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Mattie and Etta. How are they different? How are they similar? What does each bring to the relationship that allows it to continue for so many years?

Essay Topic 2

Etta longs for respectability yet sleeps with a traveling minister on the night she meets him. Did Etta think she was putting her heart in a safe place? What is the irony in this situation? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the importance of Miss Eva in Mattie's life. How does she help Mattie both short and long term? How does she instinctively show Mattie how to be a loving support later in her life too?

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