Improvement Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Joan Silber
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 147 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Improvement Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Joan Silber
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 147 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 instrument does Silas play?

2. What does Reyna tell Boyd about cigarette smuggling to try to discourage him from doing it?

3. What does Reyna tell Oliver when he asks where Boyd is after Claude's death?

4. Where does Silas tell Darisse his name came from?

5. What does Boyd tell Reyna he is planning to do with his friends to make money after getting out of jail?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Darisse meet SIlas, the man she ends up dating after she realizes Claude has disappeared?

2. How does Teddy seem to feel about the driver of the car that smashed into his truck?

3. What does Darisse tell Silas about where Jesuauna's present from Claude came from?

4. Why does Reyna change her mind at the last minute about driving to Virginia?

5. What does Darisse do to try to win back Lionel's favor when he is upset with her?

6. How does Lionel treat Darisse when she comes to pick up her daughter?

7. Why does Sally tell Teddy she is breaking off their affair?

8. In the midst of Hurricane Sandy, what does Reyna's father call her and ask her to do?

9. Why do Boyd and his friends ask Reyna to drive one of the runs to Virginia to smuggle cigarettes?

10. What was Reyna's real reason for wanting Kiki to stay with her and Oliver during the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing what the last rug Kiki had from Osman symbolized for her. Why is she so regretful almost immediately after selling it?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing how Silber uses Biblical references, specifically to King David and the Hittites, as a common thread connecting Darisse and the three Germans - Dieter, Bruno, and Steffi.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing Darisse's feelings when she does not hear from Claude at all, unaware that Claude has been killed in a car accident. What does Darisse guess has happened to Claude, and how does she handle his disappearance? Cite specific examples from the text to support your answer.

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