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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. Which character is the most positive about school integration?

2. Where does Jane spend time?

3. What is Jane's occupation?

4. Who are the police escorting in Chapter 2?

5. Who puts out a fire that Allard starts?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jane fear will happen at the demonstration?

2. How does Betsey feel as she gets rid of the the hopscotch board?

3. Why is Jane angry with Greer after the policemen show up with Charlie and Allard?

4. What euphemism is used Chapter 2 and why?

5. What is Betsey's life goal?

6. How does Betsey realize she was missed in Chapter 9?

7. How does Jane react to Greer's request to take the children to a demonstration?

8. What foreshadowing is present in Chapter 12?

9. In what way is Chapter 13 a transition chapter?

10. How is it shown that Betsey's sexuality is blossoming?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Carrie's role in the story? What does Carrie do to either please or anger the family? What opinions does the family have of her, and why? How does this change the family dynamic in the home?

Essay Topic 2

The Brown family home is extremely chaotic. How is this represented in the author's work? Analyze the plot of the story as well as Shange's diction, syntax, tone, and point of view and the ways in which they apply to the overall theme of chaos. What effect does chaos have on the reader?

Essay Topic 3

How does Carrie create routine for the Brown family? In what ways is she good for the family? What about bad for them?

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