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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. On page 75, what does Benjie pray for?

2. How old is Tiger?

3. On page 72, what type of doctor visits Benjie in the hospital?

4. When did Grandma get a lock on her door?

5. What does Benjie steal from Miss Dudley?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Nigeria Greene and his wife go on page 96, and how does he feel about the event?

2. What does Nigeria Greene like to think about Blacks?

3. How does Benjie feel about being in the hospital?

4. What does Miss Emma Dudley think of Butler?

5. What is it like when Benjie goes home?

6. Who is Mme. Snowson?

7. What does the reader look like?

8. How do Rose and Butler dress and act when they go out?

9. What does Benjie decide to do on page 76?

10. Who is Tiger and where does he live?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning?

Essay Topic 2

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of A Hero Ain’t Nothin But a Sandwich and why is that incident the climax?

Essay Topic 3

Benjie used to like Greene. Why does Benjie begin to not like Greene? Why does he think Greene is a traitor?

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