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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. What is the name of the bum that Eddie meets who gives him a lead on his mother's whereabouts in Chapter 10: "Drunken Bum Knows"?
2. What is the name of the diner off I-94 where Eddie stops in the Prologue: "Little Muddy"?
3. What musical instrument does Eddie find in the barn in Chapter 12: "Obeah Juju"?
4. What is the name of the grocery store that Eddie's father renovated into a classic general store?
5. What kind of bird is Darlene chasing outside the barn in Chapter 12: “Obeah Juju"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why are Tuck and Eddie taken to the separate barn when they arrive at Delicious?
2. Where do Eddie and Tuck meet Jackie and how is this encounter described in Chapter 10: “Drunken Bum Knows”?
3. How does Sirius escape in Chapter 9: “An Improvement”?
4. What happens when Sextus asks about Eddie's age in Chapter 14: “Lost Years”?
5. How does the narrator describe the journey in the minivan when Darlene went to Delicious Foods?
6. What led Darlene and Nat to transfer to a different college?
7. Where does Tuck say Darlene had gone when speaking to Eddie in Chapter 10: “Drunken Bum Knows”?
8. What led to Darlene's teeth being knocked out in Chapter 1: “Braindancing”?
9. How does the narrator describe the evolution of Eddie's relationship with Tuck in Chapter 14: “Lost Years”?
10. What do Darlene's yellow shoes come to represent symbolically to her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the nonlinear structure of Delicious Foods. Why do you think that the author has chosen to relate the story in a nonlinear plot? How does this structure help to develop tension in the story? How would the story differ if it were told in a linear format?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the death of Nat, Eddie's father. When was Nat murdered? Where was he murdered? Why was he murdered?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the motif of "hoodoo" or superstitions in the novel. What are some examples of characters believing in superstitions? How does superstition guide these characters' actions?
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