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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 Fatima ask Benni for in the end of "How to Look (Both) Both Ways"?

2. What was the only rule of the Low Cuts' thieving behaviors?

3. How many houses are there on each block as Fatima walks home in "How to Look (Both) Both Ways"?

4. How much money do the Low Cuts make from their candy sale in "The Low Cuts Strike Again"?

5. What is Fatima's last class of the day in "How to Look (Both) Both Ways"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Benni tell Fatima in the ending of “How to Look (Both) Both Ways”? What does she ask her?

2. Who are the Low Cuts? How are they described?

3. How did the Low Cuts get their name?

4. Why has Jasmine Jordan been away from school in “Water Booger Bears”? For how long has she been away?

5. How did the Low Cuts come together as a group?

6. When did Fatima first encounter Benni Austin?

7. How is the narrative structure of “How to Look (Both) Both Ways” different than the other stories in the collection?

8. What do empy snack bags symbolize in “Water Booger Bears”?

9. What is a frame narrative and how is this established in “Water Booger Bears”?

10. How is irony applicable to the character of Bit in “The Low Cuts Strike Again”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the interaction between Stevie and Pia in "Skitter Hitter." Why does the narrator indicate that their meeting might have been different? What happens between these characters in the end of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the four members of the Low Cuts. How are they similar? How are they different? How did they form their "gang"? What actions are the Low Cuts known for?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the use of irony in “Satchmo's Master Plan.” How is situational irony employed? What is ironic about Satchmo's mother's occupation and actions in the story? How does irony apply in the story's ending?

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