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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 does Jacob think was the name of Wilson and Chaney's daughter who was mauled by a bobcat and survived?

2. What size was the path in the Rose of Sharon cemetery?

3. When slavery ended, where were Winton and Chaney Swinton living?

4. What was Isaac's favorite book his first semester in college?

5. How did Jacob always feel when he came home from Arkansas?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did Isaac decide he wanted to be an actor, and what was his first performance?

2. Where does Jacob think he should have raised Isaac and what does he want Isaac to do with the land?

3. After Jacob beat Isaac, how long did it take Isaac to start talking to Jacob again?

4. What does Rachel do when Jacob berates Isaac for performing in Little Orphan Andy at breakfast?

5. Where did Jacob move after he left Rachel?

6. What did Jacob realize about Black men and emotions after reading Malcolm X?

7. Why did Jacob walk out when Isaac was performing in Little Orphan Andy?

8. How are the graves of Jacob's family marked?

9. Why did Rachel call the police on Jacob?

10. How did Jacob learn that Ricky Stanton was Isaac's boyfriend?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dialogue tags help identify who is speaking in a written conversation. What would happen if dialogue tags were never used to identify who is speaking in a written conversation? What are some common dialogue tags used to identify speakers in a written conversation in Don’t Cry for Me? What descriptive dialogue tags has Black used, especially in the conversation between Jacob and Mr. Davies? How do those dialogue tags help readers imagine scenes? How do they add another layer of description?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand Jacob?

Essay Topic 3

Jacob referred to his brother Esau as his "favorite person in the world" (21). How would you describe the relationship between Jacob and Esau? Why was Jacob so devastated by Esau’s death?

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