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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Joyce decide to visit the state capitol?
2. How does Ava feel about Eddie's response to her talk with him?
3. What does Ava do with her information about the Reverend?
4. What does Ava what to avoid the day she meets Eddie again?
5. What does the couple do the night Ava went to his house to talk with him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Clearly, the adversity faced by Eddie and Ava has provided each of them with not only a tolerance for situations that are far from perfect, but also respect for the core of the other person.
1. What do you think is meant by this statement? Use examples from the book to support your answer.
2. Do you think if Eddie had had no problems in his life he would have accepted Ava as well? Why or why not.
3. Do you think adversity is necessary in order to make a person tolerance? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Joyce asks for the opportunity to address the boys herself. Joyce symbolizes the compassion and understanding that is so lacking in the lives of these kids, whose futures seem dim if they don't receive some sort of positive intervention.
1. What do you think is meant by this statement? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.
2. Do you think compassion is more powerful than punishment in changing a person? Why or why not?
3. If your house was vandalized by kids what would you want to do about it?
Essay Topic 3
Eddie succumbed to the lowest depths of the drug and street lifestyle and ended up committing murder, for which he paid with ten years of his life. Fortunately, Eddie had found redemption after adversity, though there is also a sense that Eddie still walks a fine line to maintain his forward focus.
1. What do you think is meant by redemption after adversity? Use examples from the book to support your answer.
2. Why do you think Eddie still walks a fine line to maintain his forward focus? Use examples from the book to support your answer.
3. Why do you think people like Eddie decide to change and are able to do so? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.
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