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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. Who walks with Bubba and his sister in "The Crossing"?

2. What happens if you curse the echo tree in "Echo Tree"?

3. What happens to the blackbird's wings in "The Eagle the Dove and the Blackbird"?

4. What does the white man who arrives ask Layton's grandmother for?

5. What does Headeye find in "Ark of Bones"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Layton Fields' aspirations in "A Boll of Roses"?

2. How does Layton Bridges generally feel in "Goodbye, Sweetwater"?

3. What will happen to people who curse the Echo Tree in "Echo Tree"?

4. Who saves Fon from lynching in "Fon"?

5. What does Layton's flower in "A Boll of Roses" symbolize?

6. What is Bubba's main objective in "The Crossing"?

7. In "Fon," what hits Nillmon's car?

8. How do the police treat the main characters in "Strike and Fade"?

9. In "A Harlem Game," how does Mack's father treat him?

10. What seems to be the purpose of the work the men on the ark do in "Ark of Bones"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you think Dumas intends for the different tribes and for Sunra to represent in the story "The Metagenesis of Sunra?" Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Dumas treat the topic of music - and its potential power - throughout this collection? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing Dumas's descriptions of Harlem in the story "Harlem."

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