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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. When Jacob was a child, how many Black children had their own bedroom?

2. What did Isaac draw that won an art competition?

3. What flowers bloomed near Esau's grave?

4. How old was Jacob when he moved out of the house?

5. On December 17, when does Jacob say the first snow fell?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Jacob move after he left Rachel?

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

3. What did Jacob think about what Isaac painted that won an art competition?

4. Who was Isaac's first girlfriend and what did they do together?

5. How did Jacob's family get 300 acres of land in Arkansas?

6. Who did Jacob have an affair with in the 1970s and how did he describe the affair?

7. Where did Isaac go after college and how did he get there?

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

9. How were things good for a while after Jacob and Isaac returned from Arkansas?

10. What conversation did Jacob and Rachel have after he read The Color Purple?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood of Don’t Cry for Me, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different sections?

Essay Topic 2

Jacob and Isaac have a strained relationship. What is Jacob’s parenting style? How does his parenting style cause a strained relationship between him and Isaac?

Essay Topic 3

Jacob went to school through the eighth grade. Why did Jacob have to quit school?

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