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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. At the end of Chapter 6, how many times does Miriam reach up to grab the phone before she manages to get it?

2. In Chapter 11, how long has Miss Jade been coming to August to have her hair done?

3. Who died at Slim's when three boys using AK-47s arrived as his house?

4. What branch of service is Jax in?

5. In Chapter 1, what plants cover the front porch?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Joan compare herself and Mya to her mother in Chapter 10?

2. Who is Derek, and what does Joan remember about him?

3. What does Miriam think it will be like to go back to school?

4. What wakes Joan in Chapter 6, and what does she see when she goes downstairs?

5. What does August do when she sees Jax choking Miriam in Chapter 9?

6. How do Miriam and Jax meet?

7. In 1995, what does August think after she receives the phone call from Miriam telling her that Jax hit her?

8. A week after Joan is raped, what does a doctor tell Miriam and Jax?

9. Why is Miriam in Memphis in Chapter 8, and where is Jax?

10. Why is Jax upset when Miriam wears red shoes in Chpater 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Miriam still attends Mass as her mother did. How is Miriam and August’s faith in God different? Why is Miriam still a believer, and August is not?

Essay Topic 2

Miriam has an epiphany during Derek’s trial. What epiphany does she have? Why does she realize that she should be ashamed for not leaving Jax, for not taking better care of her daughters, and for not supporting August like she should have?

Essay Topic 3

Joan calls her father a “violent villain” (72). How does Joan feel about her father? Why does she call him a villain? How do her feelings about him change over time?

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