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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does John Carver make the money he is saving to buy his freedom in "Whoa!"?
2. What bridge does Lena have a cab driver take her and James to in "The Trouble with Drowning"?
3. In "The Trouble with Drowning" how old was Madeleine when she declared the attic was her studio?
4. In "Gravity," whose living room are Clara and her family sharing?
5. What branch of the military is Devon's father in in "Kissing Sarah Smart"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Clara's friend Myesha in Trinidad ruin her reputation in "Gravity"?
2. What is Keri doing at the begininng of "Stop Playing"?
3. Why is Big Red so special to Tank in "Wild Horses, Wild Hearts"?
4. What happened to Devon's mother in May in "Kissing Sarah Smith"?
5. In "Stop Playing," why do Dara and Keri erase the nude photos they took of themselves?
6. What did Dante's great-grandmother give him and how does he use it?
7. What feud does Tank's family have and why in "Wild Horses, WIld Hearts"?
8. How do Devon and Sarah meet in "Kissing Sarah Smith"?
9. What does Madeline do in the attic in "The Trouble with Drowning"?
10. What does Dante see when he puts steaming water in her grandmother's enamel basin?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Black Enough, most of the characters are round characters. In the stories, who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?
Essay Topic 2
The idea of “Black Enough” is a theme in the stories "Black Enough," "Warning: Color May Fade," and "Oreo.” How is the theme of Black Enough woven through these stories? What is revealed about social constructs through the development of this theme?
Essay Topic 3
A bully is someone who picks on someone, often someone smaller or weaker. Who are the bullies at Oak Creek Campgrounds in “Half a Moon"? Who do they bully and how? Why does Raven struggle to stop the bullying?
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